The longest rally in tennis history: 29 minutes, 643 shots
Dave Seminara wrote a great story about an astonishing historic rally between two women's tennis players, and I will share some facts from his article here on Women's Tennis Blog.
Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner...
Kimiko Date Krumm claims Hansol Korea Open title
Kimiko Date Krumm won her eighth career title and first in 13 years, just one day ahead of her 39th birthday, beating second-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3 6-3 in the Hansol Korea...
Shahar Peer wins Tashkent Open for second straight title
More than three years went by without Shahar Peer winning a title, but the Israeli is back in the winner’s circle with back-to-back titles at last week’s Guangzhou International Women’s Open and this week's...
Hungarian Melinda Czink wins Bell Challenge for first Tour title
Hungarian Melinda Czink defeated Czech Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the all-lefty Bell Challenge final to claim her maiden title on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
The world No.52 Czink, ranked two places below...
Shahar Peer wins Guangzhou International Women’s Open for first title in three years
Shahar Peer of Israel defeated Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-3 6-4 to win the Guangzhou International Women's Open, her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title in more than three years and the fourth one...
Tamira Paszek to receive no ban for illegal treatment
The disciplinary committee of Austria's anti-doping agency decided that Tamira Paszek should not be blamed for the blood reinjection, even though the treatment was illegal.
In July, the 18-year-old Paszek’s blood was taken for enrichment...
David Shoemaker named President of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Davin Shoemaker, 38, has been appointed the new President of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
The native of Otawa, Canada, joined the Tour in 2004 as General Counsel, and less than two years later he...
Tamira Paszek’s season over due to back injury
Tamira Paszek, investigated in her native Austria for doping, has ended her 2009 tennis season because of the back injury which forced her to receive the banned treatment.
The 18-year-old Paszek had her blood taken...
Billie Jean King receives 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama
Billie Jean King, the founder of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, was among 16 global luminaries to receive the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the...
Tamira Paszek still eligible to play, Austria’s anti-doping agency decides
Last week we reported that Tamira Paszek was facing a provisional suspension while officials investigated whether the blood reinjection she had received violated doping regulations. The latest news is that the Austrian tennis player...
