Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez wins Bogota for maiden WTA title
Seventh-seeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez defeated third-seeded Gisela Dulko in the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas final to capture her first WTA singles title.
Spain’s world No.66 Martinez Sanchez won the first career meeting with the...
Bethanie Mattek launches first official website
Bethanie Mattek has launched her first official website. It seems more and more players are finally starting to realize the importance and benefits of a personal website.
Bethanie’s site reflects her style, so you can...
Chairman and CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Larry Scott resigns after six years
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has announced that Larry Scott will step down as its Chairman and CEO to become Commissioner of the NCAA's (National Collegiate Athletic Association) PAC-10 Conference, effective July 1, 2009....
Anabel Medina Garrigues claims Fes title in an hour
Top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain won her ninth career title after just one hour of play in the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem final, beating sixth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of...
Warsaw Open: Alexandra Dulgheru captures first WTA title in main draw debut
Qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru has won eight matches this week in Warsaw to claim her first career singles title in her main draw debut on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The 201st-ranked Romanian upset world...
New WTA Tour Chairwoman and CEO Stacey Allaster defends the ranking system
New WTA Tour chairwoman and CEO Stacey Allaster touched the hot topic of women's world rankings right after being appointed on Monday.
"It's a 52-week ruling average and it's a combination of the Grand Slams...
Sybille Bammer wins ECM Prague Open title
Sybille Bammer won her second career WTA Tour singles title, and first since 2007, by beating Francesca Schiavone 7-6(4) 6-2 in the final of the ECM Prague Open.
The second-seeded Bammer was close to defeat...
Pregnant Nathalie Dechy, 30, retires from tennis
After becoming pregnant, France's Nathalie Dechy has retired from tennis at the age of 30 in order to dedicate herself to family life.
In her 15-year-long career Dechy won one WTA singles title, Gold Coast...
Tamira Paszek faces temporary suspension for supposed doping
Austrian Tamira Paszek supposedly violated anti-doping rules, unintentionally as she claims, and is now facing a provisional suspension while officials investigate whether that is the case or not.
The 18-year-old had her blood taken for...
Vera Dushevina wins Istanbul Cup for maiden WTA singles title
Russian fifth seed Vera Dushevina won her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles final, in her fourth attempt, crushing eighth seed Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic at the Istanbul Cup.
World No.49 Dushevina handily...
