WTA Tour News

Rebecca Marino Will Return To Competition

MONTREAL, October 18, 2017 (Press Release) Tennis Canada announced Tuesday that Rebecca Marino from Vancouver will be making a return to competition after being away from the game for nearly five years. In February 2013, Marino decided to step away from […]

Andreescu Leads Canadian Contingent At Saguenay National Bank Challenger

SAGUENAY, October 12, 2017 (Press Release) The players’ list for the twelfth edition of the Saguenay National Bank Challenger was unveiled on Wednesday during a press conference at the Saguenay Indoor Tennis Club. Sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), […]

Ashleigh Barty Set For Brisbane International

BRISBANE, October 11, 2017 (Press Release) Queensland’s own world No.23 Ashleigh Barty will play the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp in 2018. The tenth edition of the Brisbane event is one of the strongest yet, with world No.21 Nick Kyrgios also set to join world No.1 Rafael […]

Venus Williams Returns To Sydney International

SYDNEY, October 10, 2017 (Press Release) Seven-time Grand Slam champion and world No.5 Venus Williams (USA) will headline the Sydney International women’s field this summer, 20 years since her last appearance at the tournament. Runner-up to Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (ESP) in the 1998 women’s singles […]

Defending Champions Dimitrov And Pliskova Return To Brisbane

BRISBANE, October 4, 2017 (Press Release) Defending champions world No.8 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) and world No.4 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) will both return to defend their titles at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp in 2018. Pliskova, who reached world No.1 in July, credits her rise to […]

Barty Moves Into Zhuhai Contention

ZHUHAI, October 3, 2017 (Press Release) Twenty-one-year-old Australian Ashleigh Barty has leapt into contention to qualify for the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, which begins on 31 October. By reaching last week’s Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open final, where she lost to […]

USTA Honors Rosie Casals With President’s Award

USTA Press Release, September 14, 2017 The USTA has announced that former American tennis player and pioneer of the women’s professional game Rosie Casals has been honored with the 2017 United States Tennis Association’s President’s Award. Casals was honored at […]

WTA Tour Returns To Bastad

BASTAD, July 25, 2017 For the third consecutive week, world class tennis action is taking place in Bastad, when the WTA Ericsson Open will be held from 24 to 30 July. Top seed of the $250,000 International Event is Caroline […]

Hantuchova Retires From Tennis

LONDON, July 7, 2017 Daniel Hantuchova announced her retirement from professional tennis at The Championships in Wimbledon on Thursday. The 34-year-old from Slovakia captured seven WTA career titles and advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open in 2008. By […]