[ad_1] Iga Swiatek is only 23, but her status as an all-time great is unquestionable as she draws closer to eclipsing some top names for most weeks at No. 1. The Pole is celebrating her 108th week at the top of the WTA rankings, putting her in the elite category of the Top 10. Swiatek…
[ad_1] The 2024 Berlin Open is one of three WTA 500 grass-court tournaments, and the draw was released for the event running from June 17th to 23rd. As a rare WTA 500 tournament on the green surface, it’s not a surprise that the Berlin Open, renamed to ecotrans Ladies Open for sponsorship reasons in 2024,…
[ad_1] A list of every ATP player that reached the ATP’s No.1 ranking since the WTA rankings began in 1975 (listed by total number of weeks at No.1 overall). List last compiled on June 13, 2024 Steffi Graf, 377Martina Navratilova, 332Serena Williams 319Chris Evert, 260Martina Hingis, 209Monica Seles, 178Ash Barty, 121Justine Henin, 117Iga Swiatek, 107Lindsay…
[ad_1] A list of every WTA player that finished a season as the WTA’s top-ranked player No.1 since the rankings began in 1975 (listed by total number of weeks at No.1 overall). List last compiled on June 13, 2024 1975, Chris Evert1976, Chris Evert (2)1977, Chris Evert (3)1978, Martina Navratilova1979, Martina Navratilova (2)1980, Chris Evert…
[ad_1] The Wimbledon Championships is the pinnacle of professional tennis, and the tournament organizers have announced record-breaking prize money for the 2024 edition. This is the third Grand Slam on the tennis calendar and the only one to be played on grass courts. It will run from July 1st to 14th. Players competing in the…
[ad_1] The Queen’s Club will host a WTA 500 tournament next year for the first time in more than a half-century, it has been announced in London this week. We have absolute confidence that we can stage a two-week event at the Queen’s Club. Obviously The Championships at Wimbledon prove that grass can withstand two…
[ad_1] The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has appointed the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) as its first-ever sponsor for the WTA Rankings, following in the footsteps of the ATP. We are pleased to announce PIF as a Global Partner of the WTA and the official naming partner of the WTA Rankings. We are excited to…
[ad_1] In addition to qualifying for the French Open, there are 2 WTA 250 tournaments being played in Strasbourg and Rabat this week, as the big guns rest and practice ahead of Roland Garros, which starts on Sunday. I think it was an unbelievable match today. I was 6-4, 2-0 down, so it was not…
[ad_1] The WTA 250 Internationaux de Strasbourg advanced to the quarter-final stages on Wednesday, with wins for Marketa Vondrousova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, and Danielle Collins, the top 3 seeds, amongst others, but defending champion Elina Svitolina was upset by Clara Burel in a rematch of last year’s semi-final. Top-seeded Vondrousova took a late wild-card into…
[ad_1] As the red dust settles on Roland Garros, the grass court swing gets under way at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham and the Libéma Open ’s-Hertogenbosch in Den Bosch in the Netherlands, both WTA 250 tournaments. 14 Brits are competing in Nottingham in either the qualifying this weekend or in the main draw, led…
