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WTA Tour Championships Appearances
This article lists the appearances of all participants in the women's tennis singles WTA Finals since the tournament's inception in 1972. Since 2003, the tournament has pitted the top eight players on the WTA tour against each other in two groups in which they play three round-robin matches. Two players from each group advance to the semifinals, and the winners to the finals. Participants are listed in order of number of appearances. When there are more than eight players listed for any year since 2003, it is usually due to withdrawal by one or more players because of injury. When a player withdraws early in the tournament, her place is filled by the next-highest qualifier. * A = Alternate (did not play from the beginning; 2003–present) See also *WTA Finals The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is a tournament of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) played annually at the end of the season. The event is uniquely reserved for playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Finals
The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is a tournament of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) played annually at the end of the season. The event is uniquely reserved for players at the top of the WTA rankings. The format predates WTA and started in 1972 as the Championship tournament of WTA Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003 there have been eight singles players divided into two Round-robin tournament, round-robin groups, and eight doubles teams. The WTA Finals has the largest prize money and ranking points after the majors. The most successful player is Martina Navratilova with 8 singles and 13 doubles titles. Tournament History The championships were held for the first time in October 1972 in Boca Raton, Florida, Boca Raton, Florida (United States, USA) as a climactic event at the end of a series of tournaments sponsored by Virginia Slims, called the Virginia Slims Circuit. From 1972 to 1974, the event was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
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2000 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2000 WTA Tour Championships. It was her second Tour Finals singles title. Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Elena Dementieva. Seeds ''Notes:'' * Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to anemia * Serena Williams had qualified but pulled out due to left foot injury * Mary Pierce had qualified but pulled out due to right hand injury * Amélie Mauresmo had qualified but pulled out due to left leg injury * Anke Huber had qualified but pulled out due to right wrist injury Draw Finals See also *WTA Tour Championships appearances This article lists the appearances of all participants in the women's tennis singles WTA Finals since the tournament's inception in 1972. Since 2003, the tournament has pitted the top eight players on the WTA tour against each other in two groups i ... References {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Chase Championships – Singles
Martina Hingis defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Chase Championships. Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Steffi Graf. This marked the last WTA Championships final to be best-of-five-sets. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Lindsay Davenport ''(final)'' # Martina Hingis (champion) # Jana Novotná ''(first round)'' # Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario ''(first round)'' # Monica Seles ''(quarterfinals)'' # Mary Pierce ''(quarterfinals)'' # Conchita Martínez ''(first round)'' # Nathalie Tauziat ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw * ''Nota bene, NB: The Final was best of 5 sets while all other rounds were best of 3 sets.'' External links 1998 Chase Championships Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Chase Championships - Singles WTA Tour Championships, Singles 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Jana Novotná defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA Tour Championships. Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but did not compete this year. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Martina Hingis ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jana Novotná (champion) # Lindsay Davenport ''(first round)'' # Amanda Coetzer ''(first round)'' # Monica Seles ''(first round)'' # Iva Majoli ''(quarterfinals)'' # Mary Pierce ''(final)'' # Irina Spîrlea ''(semifinals)'' Main draw * '' NB: The final was a best of five sets while all other rounds were the best of three sets.'' See also *WTA Tour Championships appearances External links 1997 Chase Championships Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 WTA Tour Championships - Singles Singles 1997 Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player. She won 14 Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam titles: four in singles, six in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She also won four Olympic medals and five Fed Cup titles representing Spain. In 1994, she was crowned the ITF World Champion for the year. Career Arantxa Sánchez Vicario started playing tennis at the age of four, when she followed her older brothers Emilio Sánchez and Javier Sánchez (tennis), Javier Sánchez (both of whom became professional players) to the court and hit balls against the wall with her first racquet. As a 17-year-old, she became the youngest winner of the women's singles title at the 1989 French Open, defeating World No. 1 Steffi Graf in the final. (Monica Seles broke the record the following year when she won the title at age 16.) Sánchez Vicario quickly developed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Virginia Slims Championships
The 1972 Virgin Slims Championships were the first season-ending championships of the Virginia Slims Circuit (a precursor to the WTA Tour), the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1972 Virginia Slims circuit. The singles-only tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from October 9 through October 15, 1972, at the Boca Raton Hotel & Club in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States. Fourth-seeded Chris Evert won the title but could not accept the first place prize money of $25,000 as she was not yet 18 years old and therefore was classified as an amateur. Champion Chris Evert defeated Kerry Melville, 7–5, 6–4. * It was Evert's 4th singles title of the year and the 11th of her career. Prize money References External links * {{1972 in tennis WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships Virginia Slims of Florida Virg Virginia Slims Championships Virginia Slims Championships Virginia Slims Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record six US Open titles (tied with Serena Williams). She was ranked world No. 1 for 260 weeks, and was the year-end world No. 1 singles player seven times (1974–78, 1980, 1981). Alongside Martina Navratilova, her greatest rival, Evert dominated women's tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Evert reached 34 major singles finals, the most in history. In singles, Evert reached the semifinals or better in 52 of the 56 majors she played, including at 34 consecutive majors entered from the 1971 US Open through the 1983 French Open. She never lost in the first or second round of a major, and lost in the third round only twice. She holds the record of most consecutive years (13) of winning at least one major title. Evert's career winning percentage in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 WTA Tour Championships – Singles ...
Lindsay Davenport defeated the defending champion Martina Hingis in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 WTA Tour Championships. Seeds ''Notes:'' * Monica Seles had qualified but pulled out due to right foot stress fracture Alternates # Elena Likhovtseva ''(replaced Serena Williams, defeated in first round)'' Draw See also * WTA Tour Championships appearances References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 WTA Tour Championships - Singles Singles 1999 WTA Tour Championships WTA may refer to: Organizations * Washington Trails Association * Whatcom Transportation Authority *Waskahegan Trail Association, the management board for the Waskahegan Trail *Water Transit Authority, former name of the San Francisco Bay Area Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Defending champion Steffi Graf successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 WTA Tour Championships. It was her fifth and last Tour Finals singles title. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Steffi Graf (champion) # Monica Seles ''(first round)'' # Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ''(quarterfinals)'' # Conchita Martínez ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jana Novotná ''(semifinals)'' # Anke Huber ''(first round)'' # Martina Hingis ''(final)'' # Lindsay Davenport ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw * '' NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.'' See also * WTA Tour Championships appearances External links 1996 Chase Championships Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 WTA Tour Championships - Singles Singles 1996 Singles Singles are people not in a committed relatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1995 WTA Tour Championships. It was her fourth Tour Finals singles title. Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Natasha Zvereva. Seeds ''Note'' * American Monica Seles Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Sla ... had qualified but withdrew due to tendinitis in left knee and a sprained right ankle. Main draw Finals See also * WTA Tour Championships appearances References {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Wta Tour Championships - Singles Championships - Singles, 1995 Wta Tour Singles 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
