WTA Tour

2024 WTA Hamburg European Open Relocated To Iasi

HAMBURG, May 30, 2024 Due to scheduling conflicts in the lead-up to the Olympic Games, the WTA 250 women’s tennis tournament will not take place in Hamburg in 2024. Instead, the tournament license for the Hamburg European Open 2024 will […]

Alize Cornet Retires From Professional Tennis

WTA Press Release, May 28, 2024 Today France’s Alize Cornet played the last singles match of her remarkable career, falling to No.7 seed Zheng Qinwen in the first round at Roland-Garros, where she was appearing for the 20th time. The 34-year-old remains […]

Swiatek Wins Third Rome Title With Dominance and Patience

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into the women’s singles final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia Saturday afternoon, only two women had swept Madrid and Rome in a single season, Dinara Safina in 2009 and Serena Williams in […]

WTA Announces 2025 Hologic WTA Tour Calendar

St Petersburg, FL, May 16, 2024  The WTA has today announced the 2025 Hologic WTA Tour calendar, featuring over 50 tournaments across 26 countries and regions, providing the Tour’s athletes with multiple opportunities to earn valuable points towards the WTA Rankings. The […]

Swiatek Secures Mutua Madrid Open Title

MADRID/STARNBERG, May 4, 2024 World No. 1 Iga Swiatek clinched her first Mutua Madrid Open title in a spectacular fashion, saving three championship points to defeat defending champion Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7) in the longest WTA Tour […]

Rybakina Rides Off In Brand-New Porsche After Winning In Stuttgart

STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina came into her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final against Marta Kostyuk Sunday afternoon with her eye on the grand prize: a Porsche Taycan 4S Sport Turismo electric car. Although Rybakina has […]

Vondrousova Tames Sabalenka To Gain Semifinal Berth In Stuttgart

STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix started with a draw featuring eight of the current WTA Top 10 players and all four reigning Grand Slam champions to begin the spring European clay season. By Friday’s […]

Rybakina Shows Why Consistency Matters Most In Stuttgart

STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 4 and fourth seed Elena Rybakina booked her place in her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon despite scoring six fewer points than her opponent, No. 19 Veronika […]