WTA Tour News

A Fairytale Year for Kasatkina Culminates In A Top 10 Ranking

WASHINGTON, December 14, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) In an exhilarating 2018 season, Daria Kasatkina enjoyed a career week last March at the BNP Paribas Open in the desert climate of Indian Wells, California, that was a portent of good things […]

Djokovic And Halep Named 2018 ITF World Champions

ITF Press Release, December 13, 2018 The ITF announced today that Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Romania’s Simona Halep have been named the 2018 ITF World Champions. Djokovic receives the honour for the sixth time, while it is the first year Halep has been recognised. […]

2019 Shenzhen Open Announces Player Field

SHENZHEN, December 3, 2018 (Press Release) The US$750,000 2019 Shenzhen Open has already announced some of its early marquee players who will take to the courts of the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Centre from 29 December 2018 to 5 January 2019. […]

Off-Season – Time For Holidays

STARNBERG, December 2, 2018 Off-season is time for holidays. Consequently, the international tennis stars travel to popular desitnations in order to recharge their batteries. Here are some impressions they shared over the last couple of weeks via social media: Eugenie […]

Buzarnescu To Headline Hobart International 2019

HOBART, November 28, 2018 (Press Release) World No.24 and 2018 finalist Mihaela Buzarnescu will headline an outstanding Hobart International 2019 field. The Romanian, who made her debut in Hobart earlier in the year is one of six former top 20-ranked players confirmed to compete […]

Shenzhen Open To Celebrate Its Seventh Year

SHENZHEN, November 26, 2018 (Press Release) It has been one of the curtain raisers to each new season on the WTA Tour for the last six years and the $US750,000 Shenzhen Open will once again hold that honour as it […]

Klahn And Peng Crowned Champions In Houston

HOUSTON, November 19, 2018 Championship Sunday was wild and wet as two champions of the Oracle Challenger Series were crowned in Houston. US-American Bradley Klahn emerged victorious 7-6(4), 7-6(4) over his wild card compatriot Roy Smith, landing an impressive 25 aces […]

Kumkhum Beats Lisicki To Capture Taipei OEC Open Title

TAIPEI, November 18, 2018 Sabine Lisicki still has to wait for her first title win on the WTA Tour since 2014. The former Wimbledon finalist lost Sunday’s singles final of the $125,000 Taipei OEC Open to Luksila Kumkhum of Thailand 6-1, […]