WTA Tour

Luxembourg Open Ends Relationship With WTA

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The celebration of Denmark’s Clara Tauson winning the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open had barely ended when tournament director Danielle Maas dropped a bombshell on social media Sunday. Hey there, champ 👋 Tauson […]

Paolini Completes Memorable Week In Portoroz With WTA Title Victory

WASHINGTON, September 19, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When Jasmine Paolini reflects upon the week that was in Portoroz, a resort town along Slovenia’s Adriatic coast, she’ll remember the journey that she took to win her first WTA tour-level title at […]

Upper Austria Ladies Linz To Take Place In November

STARNBERG, September 19, 2021 The WTA Tour will return to Linz, Austria later this year. This was announced by the organizers of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Sunday. The WTA 250 tournament was originally scheduled for October 10 to […]

Juvan Wins Battle Of Slovenians At Portoroz

WASHINGTON, September 18, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Fifth seed Tamara Zidansek and 103rd-ranked Kaja Juvan, the last of five Slovenian players who started the week in the main draw of the WTA 250 outdoor hard court Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz, met in […]

Quarterfinals Set In Luxembourg, Juvan Delights Home Crowd In Portoroz

WASHINGTON, September 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Top-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland is among six seeded players in this weekend’s quarterfinals of the WTA 250 BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open. On Thursday, the World No. 12 advanced past 105th-ranked Zarina Diyas of […]

Djokovic Wore Many Emotions On His Sleeve During The US Open Final

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When Novak Djokovic arrived at his final US Open press conference inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, about an hour after he lost the title match 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to Daniil Medvedev Sunday evening, he wore many […]

Guadalajara, Mexico To Host 2021 WTA Finals

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The season-ending WTA Finals have a temporary home for 2021. On Monday, in a statement posted on its website, the WTA announced that Guadalajara, Mexico will host the the WTA Finals the week […]

Kontaveit Wins Inaugural Tennis In The Land

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia and unseeded challenger Irina-Camelia Begu from Romania staged their first meeting in a WTA singles final, where they faced off for the title of the inaugural […]

Linette Celebrating Victories On And Off Court

WASHINGTON, August 27, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Things are looking up for Poland’s Magda Linette, both on and off the court. She’s found reason to celebrate her wins on the WTA Tour and in her personal life. First, on the […]