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WTA Announces 2023 Fall Calendar

WTA Press Release, June 2, 2023 The WTA has today announced the 2023 fall calendar outlining the tournaments that will take place following the US Open through to the WTA Finals.Highlights and updates for this period in the 2023 WTA […]

Martina Navratilova Receives Golden Racket At IBI 2023

ROME, May 22, 2023 (FITP Press Release) After Stefan Edberg, the Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel awarded the “Golden Racket” (Racchetta d’oro) 2023 to Martina Navratilova. On the Foro Italico’s Campo Centrale, the Ambassador of Italian Tennis Nicola Pietrangeli, together […]

Simona Halep Receives Additional Tennis Anti-Doping Charge

ITIA Press Release, May 19, 2023 The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirms that Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has been charged with a further and separate breach of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP), relating to irregularities in her Athlete […]

Ask Taylor Townsend, Moments Like Rome Are What Tennis Is All About

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 13, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, qualifier Taylor Townsend secured her second career Top-10 triumph with a three-set, second-round victory over World No. 3 and fellow American Jessica Pegula at the WTA 1000 Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The […]

WTA To Resume Tournaments In China This Fall

WTA Press Release, April 13, 2023 In 2021 when Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai bravely came forward, the WTA took a stance and suspended its operation of events in China out of concern for her safety and the safety of […]