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February 4th, 2019

Teen Dayana Yastremska Wins Second WTA Title In Hua Hin

18-year-old Dayana Yastremska already had two WTA titles.

Posted by Staff @ 2:40 pm in WTA | Comments Off on Teen Dayana Yastremska Wins Second WTA Title In Hua Hin

February 4th, 2019

Bertens Beats Vekic For St. Petersburg Title

Kiki Bertens won her 8th career title.

Posted by Staff @ 2:22 pm in WTA | Comments Off on Bertens Beats Vekic For St. Petersburg Title

August 7th, 2018

Venus Wins, Karatantcheva Works on ‘Ass Kicking’ at WTA Rogers Cup Montreal

That year the 15-year-old Bulgarian beat Venus Williams at the French Open, but ended up ‘doing everything,’ in the new few years — piercing her tongue, getting an abortion, and receiving a two-year ban from the tour for taking anabolic steroids. Now the 28-year-old No. 228-ranked Bulgarian is in her first WTA draw since 2017.

Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 8:38 am in Montreal, Tennis, WTA | 2 Comments »

October 28th, 2017

Simona Halep Clinches 2017 WTA No. 1 Ranking

Simona Halep is the 13th different player to finish as a WTA No. 1.

Posted by Staff @ 6:29 pm in WTA, Year-End No. 1 | 6 Comments »

October 7th, 2017

Simona Halep Ascends To WTA No. 1 Ranking In Beijing

Simona Halep finally reaches No. 1.

Posted by Staff @ 10:53 pm in Rankings, WTA | Comments Off on Simona Halep Ascends To WTA No. 1 Ranking In Beijing

May 17th, 2017

Even Serena Williams Can’t Figure Out What Channel WTA Events Are On In The U.S.!

Not even Serena Williams knows what channel the WTA is on in the U.S. this year.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 1:15 pm in Tennis on TV, WTA | 5 Comments »

November 30th, 2016

2016 WTA Year-End Top 20 Rankings: Kerber Climbs To No. 1; Vesnina, Konta Big Movers

Three players made their Top 20 year-end debuts during a surprising 2016 season on the WTA.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:40 am in Rankings, WTA, Year-End No. 1 | 1 Comment »

June 7th, 2016

Forbes: Serena Williams Passes Maria Sharapova To Become Highest Paid Female Athlete

Tennis players dominate the list of highest paid female athletes.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:37 am in Prize Money, WTA | Comments Off on Forbes: Serena Williams Passes Maria Sharapova To Become Highest Paid Female Athlete

December 3rd, 2015

The WTA Now Supports The IPTL, The ATP Still Does Not

Is the WTA OK with exos now?

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:32 am in ATP, Exhibitions, WTA | 11 Comments »

November 10th, 2015

Your 2015 WTA Top 10 Plus Year-End Rankings Statistics

Some stats about the year-end WTA Rankings.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:31 am in 2015 Season, WTA, Year End | 20 Comments »

November 9th, 2015

At Age 35, Venus Williams Finishes 2015 Back In The Top 10 For First Time In Five Years!

Venus Williams ended the year in the Top 10.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:44 am in WTA | 3 Comments »

October 5th, 2015

WTA Names Steve Simon New CEO Replacing Stacey Allaster

The WTA has a new man in charge.

Posted by Staff @ 7:46 pm in WTA | Comments Off on WTA Names Steve Simon New CEO Replacing Stacey Allaster

October 2nd, 2015

Venus Avenges Serena Loss, Beats F-Bombing Vinci To Reach Wuhan Final

Roberta Vinci dropped an F Bomb on Venus, but it wasn’t enough.

Posted by Staff @ 3:39 pm in WTA | 10 Comments »

October 1st, 2015

Will Serena Williams Be Punished For Skipping The WTA Finals?

Will the WTA penalize Serena Williams for missing the Finals in Singapore?

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 9:36 am in WTA, WTA Championships | 27 Comments »

September 22nd, 2015

WTA Head Stacy Allaster Will Resign From Her CEO Post On October 2

WTA head Stacy Allaster will step down next month.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:06 am in WTA | 3 Comments »