WTA Tour News

Venus Williams Stands Between Barty And World No. 1 Ranking

BIRMINGHAM, June 21, 2019 (Press Release) Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will be hoping to stop Ashleigh Barty’s winning run and halt the Australian’s charge towards the World No.1 ranking when the pair face each other in Friday’s quarter-finals of […]

Garcia Captures Nature Valley Open Title

NOTTINGHAM, June 17, 2019 (Press Release) French top seed Caroline Garcia came from a set down to defeat second seed Donna Vekic 2-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) and clinch the WTA International singles title at the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham – […]

Evans And Garcia Reach Nature Valley Open Finals

NOTTINGHAM, June 16, 2019 (Press Release) British No. 3 Dan Evans has reached his second consecutive ATP Challenger final on home soil after beating Japan’s Go Soeda 6-4 6-2 at the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham – an LTA summer […]

Top Seed Evans To Face Soeda In Nottingham Semi-Finals

NOTTINGHAM, June 15, 2019 (Press Release) British No. 3 Dan Evans is through to the ATP Challenger semi-finals of Nottingham’s Nature Valley Open – an LTA summer grass court event – after beating unseeded German Dominik Koepfer 7-6(6) 6-7(8) 6-4. […]

Friedsam Flying The Flag For Germany In Nürnberg

NÜRNBERG, May 22, 2019 Anna-Lena Friedsam advanced to the quarterfinals of the Nürnberger Versicherungscup. The 25-year-old wild card entry emerged victorious from the all-German affair with Andrea Petkovic, winning 6-3, 6-1 on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in Franconia. Friedsam struck […]

Petkovic Sets All-German Clash With Friedsam In Nürnberg

NÜRNBERG, May 21, 2019 After rain washed out Monday’s play for all but one match, at least seven first-round matches could be completed on another wet day at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup. Andrea Petkovic delighted her home crowd with a 6-3, […]

Barthel Advances To Second Round In Nürnberg

NÜRNBERG, May 20, 2019 Rain wreaked havoc at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, with torrential downpours in Southern Germany pretty much wiping out all of Monday’s first-round matches. Of the 10 scheduled singles matches only one was completed when Germany’s Mona Barthel […]

Pliskova Clinches Rome Title

ROME, May 19, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Fourth seed Karolina Pliskova outsmarted and outplayed unseeded and World No. 42 Johanna Konta to clinch the title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Sunday. Pliskova won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in […]