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Rankings
ATP Rankings
Aug 25
1
Rafael Nadal
6700
2
Roger Federer
5930
3
Novak Djokovic
5105
4
David Ferrer
2865
5
Nikolay Davydenko
2700
6
Andy Murray
2415
7
David Nalbandian
1975
8
Andy Roddick
1845
9
James Blake
1725
10
Stanislas Wawrinka
1670
WTA Rankings
Aug 25
1
Ana Ivanovic
3612 
2
Jelena Jankovic
3515 
3
Serena Williams
3341 
4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
3181 
5
Maria Sharapova
3131 
6
Elena Dementieva
3070 
7
Dinara Safina
3047 
8
Venus Williams
2586 
9
Anna Chakvetadze
2230 
10
Vera Zvonareva
2117 

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Archive for the 'WTA' Category

August 3rd, 2008
Nadal Gets No. 1, Then Gets Clobbered by Djokovic; Jankovic New WTA No. 1?

First congratulations to Rafael Nadal and his legion of supporters. The Spaniard has waited a long, very long time to get the top of tennis and he’s finally done it.

May 19th, 2008
France’s Bartoli the Highlight at WTA Strasbourg

A slew of players ranked in the 20s and 30s make up the rest of the seeded contingent, most notably Alona Bondarenko, the No.2 seed. Bondarenko has had her strongest results of the year so far on clay, making quarterfinals at Amelia Island and Berlin, and taking out the likes of Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova along the way.

May 19th, 2008
Jankovic Stops Cornet for 1st 2008 Title at WTA Rome

“She’s a young player with great potential, and I just didn’t know how she was going to play,” Jankovic said. “And of course, she wasn’t the favorite. I was the favorite and had the pressure on me. I was defending my title and I’m glad I could cope with the pressure and win it for the second time.”

March 31st, 2008
No April Fools: Pro Tennis Goes to Numbers, ‘Premier’

Last year the ATP and WTA tours each circulated a contest among their staff, ‘Let’s Confuse Fans Again by Renaming Our Top-Level Events.’

December 29th, 2007
WTA Tour Stars Sit Out Beginning Week of 2008

The top women’s tennis stars are opting for exhibition play or rest as none of the Top 10 players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour are in action as the 2008 season kicks off this week at the Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts in Gold Coast, and at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.
ADHEREL
Former No. […]

November 5th, 2007
WTA Championships Preview

In 2006, Justine Henin, Amelie Mauresmo and Maria Sharapova were all considered favorites to win the year-end Sony Ericsson WTA Championships. Kim Clijsters was in the mix too.

September 17th, 2007
Bali-hoo for WTA Tour Season-ending Championships: The Biggest Losers

There’s a method to the seeming madness in the WTA Tour announcing a second season-ending tournament to start in 2009 in Bali, Indonesia.

August 6th, 2007
Tennis Notes: WTA Power Index, Federer vs Bryan Brothers

POWER CONTEST: Does anyone besides me enjoy watching women’s pro matches where players know how to slice, volley, dropshot, change the pace up on opponents and construct a point, rather than just whaling away from the baseline hoping to hit the first winner?

April 5th, 2007
Sneak Peek: 2009 Pro Tennis Calendar

An unintended consequence of my last post is that it brought on an important discussion around the proposed calendar changes for both Tours. I laid out each Tour’s proposals in one handy document which can be viewed here.
This calendar is based on best-known info and I will be updating this document as more information becomes […]

March 30th, 2007
Lawsuits, Suspensions, and Fines…Oh My!

Guillermo Canas’ second dramatic win over Roger Federer had nothing on the off-court action that took place in Miami. Professional tennis turned into a serial drama including a player petition, a storm-off during a meeting with the ATP Chair, one lawsuit being filed, and another threatened to be on the way.
Get the popcorn ready. This […]

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