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2020 Women’S Tennis Association Media Guide
2020 Women’s Tennis Association Media Guide © Copyright WTA 2020 All Rights Reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced - electronically, mechanically or by any other means, including photocopying- without the written permission of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Compiled by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Communications Department WTA CEO: Steve Simon Editor-in-Chief: Kevin Fischer Assistant Editors: Chase Altieri, Amy Binder, Jessica Culbreath, Ellie Emerson, Katie Gardner, Estelle LaPorte, Adam Lincoln, Alex Prior, Teyva Sammet, Catherine Sneddon, Bryan Shapiro, Chris Whitmore, Yanyan Xu Cover Design: Henrique Ruiz, Tim Smith, Michael Taylor, Allison Biggs Graphic Design: Provations Group, Nicholasville, KY, USA Contributors: Mike Anders, Danny Champagne, Evan Charles, Crystal Christian, Grace Dowling, Sophia Eden, Ellie Emerson,Kelly Frey, Anne Hartman, Jill Hausler, Pete Holtermann, Ashley Keber, Peachy Kellmeyer, Christopher Kronk, Courtney McBride, Courtney Nguyen, Joan Pennello, Neil Robinson, Kathleen Stroia Photography: Getty Images (AFP, Bongarts), Action Images, GEPA Pictures, Ron Angle, Michael Baz, Matt May, Pascal Ratthe, Art Seitz, Chris Smith, Red Photographic, adidas, WTA WTA Corporate Headquarters 100 Second Avenue South Suite 1100-S St. Petersburg, FL 33701 +1.727.895.5000 2 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION Women’s Tennis Association Story . 4-5 WTA Organizational Structure . 6 Steve Simon - WTA CEO & Chairman . 7 WTA Executive Team & Senior Management . 8 WTA Media Information . 9 WTA Personnel . 10-11 WTA Player Development . 12-13 WTA Coach Initiatives . 14 CALENDAR & TOURNAMENTS 2020 WTA Calendar . 16-17 WTA Premier Mandatory Profiles . 18 WTA Premier 5 Profiles . 19 WTA Finals & WTA Elite Trophy . 20 WTA Premier Events . 22-23 WTA International Events . -
ADIOS ALA L 1 Conlanuevasuperficieno Sólo Cambiará El Esquema De Juego De Los“Aussies”, Sinotambién La Estructura Del Grand Siam
Domingo, flflwIEjndM -a TENIS/OPEN DE AUSTRALIA ADIOS ALA L 1 Conlanuevasuperficieno sólo cambiará el esquema de juego de los“aussies”, sinotambién la estructura del Grand Siam Melbourne (Australia). (Resumen Sin duda, seha disparado una de agencias.) — Ellunesi 1 de enero bala casi definitiva contra el pasa de 1988 constituirá una fecha histó do. Todos los jugadores australia rica no sólo para el tenis australianonos deberán aprender a jugar sobre sino igualmente para este deporte él “rebound ace”, al igual que todos en el mundo entero. Será el día en sus compañeros venidos de todas que los Internacionales de Austra las partes del mundo, que van a ia, uno de los cuatro torneos del descubrir este invento, de fabrica Grand SIam, establecerán una nue ción casera. va vía de acceso a este supercircui Pero si el “rebound ace”, la cuar to en el nuevo estadio de Flindersta superficie del Grand SIam des Park, en Melbourne, pués de la tierra de Róland Garros, Este torneo, cuya primera edición la hierba de Wimbledoñ y el cemen se disputó en Melbourne en 1905, to de Flushing Meadows, represen ‘fue durá”nte mucho tiempo itineran ta un cambio raccal, la hierba se te. Así, se jugó en .Perth, Sydney guirá cultivándose en el país de los Brisbane, Adelaida y también... en “aussies”. Ni siquiera se cuestiona Nueva Zelanda (Christchurch y el abandono total de esta superficie Hastings). De las 75 edictones del que tantos, días de gloria ha dado al torneo que se jugaron entre 1905 y equipo australiano en Copé Davis. 1987, Melbourne organizó 31, sien La hierba de Sydney o la del Koo do el viejo club privado del Kooyong yong pueden vivir todavía hóras la sede permanente desde 1972. -
Bomb Detonation
Chemical warfare - page 4 VOL. XXI. NO. 5 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1986 an independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's a Bomb detonation injures 17 in latest apartheid unrest Associated Press The bomb demolished the front windows of a Pick-n-Pay JOHANNESBURG, South store in the Montclair shop Africa. - A bomb left at the ping center and tore a hole parcel counter yesterday blew in the ceiling. said Vernon out the front of a store in a Mitchell, general manager of middle-class white suburb of · the chain of budget depart Durban. Police said 18 blacks ment stores. and whites were injured, in He said the bomb was cluding a 3-year-old ~irl. deposited at the counter The whole place was filled where customers leave their with smoke within minutes, their bags and packages according to Larry McDonald, while shopping. The counter a pharmacist. He described and a nearby cigarette and the scene as chaos, and said candy kiosk were destroyed. people were screaming and running everywhere. Government spokesmen Dr. John Keenan, acting said one of those seriously in chief of emergency services jured was the cigarette seller, for Natal province, said the 3- Monica Strydom, who had year-old white child and four wounds on her head and ~ other people were seriously hands. '(_ wounded. The government Two of the previous bom '·,. ''·~ and witnesses said the bings occurred in Durban. casualties were I 2 employees Eight people have been killed and six customers. and 145 wounded in the nine ~ ' explosions, the last of which ,.. -
United States Vs. Czech Republic
United States vs. Czech Republic Fed Cup by BNP Paribas 2017 World Group Semifinal Saddlebrook Resort Tampa Bay, Florida * April 22-23 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREVIEW NOTES PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES (U.S. AND CZECH REPUBLIC) U.S. FED CUP TEAM RECORDS U.S. FED CUP INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ALL-TIME U.S. FED CUP TIES RELEASES/TRANSCRIPTS 2017 World Group (8 nations) First Round Semifinals Final February 11-12 April 22-23 November 11-12 Czech Republic at Ostrava, Czech Republic Czech Republic, 3-2 Spain at Tampa Bay, Florida USA at Maui, Hawaii USA, 4-0 Germany Champion Nation Belarus at Minsk, Belarus Belarus, 4-1 Netherlands at Minsk, Belarus Switzerland at Geneva, Switzerland Switzerland, 4-1 France United States vs. Czech Republic Fed Cup by BNP Paribas 2017 World Group Semifinal Saddlebrook Resort Tampa Bay, Florida * April 22-23 For more information, contact: Amanda Korba, (914) 325-3751, [email protected] PREVIEW NOTES The United States will face the Czech Republic in the 2017 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal. The best-of-five match series will take place on an outdoor clay court at Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa Bay. The United States is competing in its first Fed Cup Semifinal since 2010. Captain Rinaldi named 2017 Australian Open semifinalist and world No. 24 CoCo Vandeweghe, No. 36 Lauren Davis, No. 49 Shelby Rogers, and world No. 1 doubles player and 2017 Australian Open women’s doubles champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands to the U.S. team. Vandeweghe, Rogers, and Mattek- Sands were all part of the team that swept Germany, 4-0, earlier this year in Maui. -
Guantanamo Daily Gazette R Rise: Tomorrow, 5:32 A.M
Tomorrow's flight Energy 727 I Editor's Choice Conservation Arrive Depart Volunteers are needed to Friday - Sunday, June 28- June 30 NAS Norfolk, Va. ---------- 8:00 a.m. Totsl Usage: 957,000 KWH keep the library open on Total Guantanamo Bay 11:30 a.m. noon Cost $119,962 Kingston, Jamaica 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Sundays and for Sleepy Time Norfolk: $71,977 Guantanamo Bay 2:15 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Hour Tuesday nights. Comparison cost for April NAS Norfolk, Va. 6:15 p.m. Call 4541 for information. Tierra K Gitmo Norfolk One bedroom $723 $230 See page 3 I I Guantanamo Daily Gazette r rise: Tomorrow, 5:32 a.m. Sunset: Today, 8:38 p.m. ww Vol. 47 -- No. 123 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Monday, July 1, 1991 Military bases in Pennsylvania and California closing AP - In Philadelphia, among the military bases of 26,000 is expected to also on the list. Democratic Cic shipyard worker Albert for recommended closure by a dramatically fall off. Johnsen representative Tom Fogliettaa, White is wondering.i«. how he'llA.a'1.C federal._._,. panel._of_26,000_ More than says now comesis expected,.,tothe hard part, who represents Philadelphiaa, feed and clothe his five chil- 80,000 military and 37,000 restructuring. says the Bush Administratio n dren. And in Marina, Calif., civilian workers will be af- Officials say the closing of has told the state and the city to Philippines - The U.S. returned Mayor Edith Johnsen wonders fected by the recommenda- Fort Ord will cost $2 billion "drop dead." the Camp John Hay Military Rec- how the town next to Fort Ord tions. -
Nation Activity Switzerland
Nation Activity Switzerland New format from 2020 Fed Cup (Qualifier) SUI d. CAN 3-1 in SUI Qualifier Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne 7 Feb – 8 Feb 2020 Hard (I) R1 Jil TEICHMANN (SUI) W Leylah Annie FERNANDEZ (CAN) 7-6(4) 6-4 R2 Belinda BENCIC (SUI) W Gabriela DABROWSKI (CAN) 6-1 6-2 R3 Belinda BENCIC (SUI) L Leylah Annie FERNANDEZ (CAN) 2-6 6-7(3) R4 Jil TEICHMANN (SUI) W Gabriela DABROWSKI (CAN) 6-3 6-4 R5 Viktorija GOLUBIC/Stefanie VOEGELE (SUI) np Bianca ANDREESCU/Gabriela DABROWSKI (CAN) Not played New W/L: 3-1 Period W/L: 261 – 232 1963 – 2019 Fed Cup (WG1, PO) USA d. SUI 3-2 in USA World Group 1, PO Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas 20 Apr – 21 Apr 2019 Hard (I) R1 Viktorija GOLUBIC (SUI) W Madison KEYS (USA) 6-2 6-3 R2 Timea BACSINSZKY (SUI) L Sloane STEPHENS (USA) 4-6 3-6 R3 Viktorija GOLUBIC (SUI) L Sloane STEPHENS (USA) 3-6 2-6 R4 Timea BACSINSZKY (SUI) L Sofia KENIN (USA) 4-6 6-7(4) R5 Conny PERRIN/Ylena IN-ALBON (SUI) W Jessica PEGULA/Jennifer BRADY (USA) 7-5 6-2 Period W/L: 258 – 231 Fed Cup (WG2, 1st rd) SUI d. ITA 3-1 in SUI World Group 2, 1st round Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel-Bienne 09 Feb – 10 Feb 2019 Hard (I) R1 Belinda BENCIC (SUI) W Sara ERRANI (ITA) 6-2 7-5 R2 Viktorija GOLUBIC (SUI) W Camila GIORGI (ITA) 6-4 2-6 6-4 R3 Belinda BENCIC (SUI) W Camila GIORGI (ITA) 6-2 6-4 R4 Viktorija GOLUBIC (SUI) -- Sara ERRANI (ITA) Not played R5 Timea BACSINSZKY/Stefanie VOEGELE (SUI) L Sara ERRANI/Martina TREVISAN (ITA) 6-7(5) 6-3 5-10 Period W/L: 256 – 228 Fed Cup (WG1, PO) ROU d. -
Individual Record Book Contents – All-Time
R INDIVIDUAL RECORD BOOK CONTENTS – ALL-TIME MOST APPEARANCES LOPSIDED WINS AND LOSSES Most Years on U.S. Fed Cup Team Most Convincing Singles Victories Most Ties Played for U.S. Fed Cup Team Worst Singles Defeats Most Consecutive Ties Played Most Convincing Doubles Victories Most Total Matches Played (Singles & Doubles Combined) Worst Doubles Defeats Most Total Victories (Singles & Doubles Combined) MOST GAMES … FINALS RECORDS … In a Singles Rubber (since 1963) Most Appearances in the Final … In a Singles Rubber ( since introduction of the tiebreak) Most Appearances on a Title-Winning Team … In a Doubles Rubber (since 1963) … In a Doubles Rubber (since introduction of the tiebreak) … In a Set – Singles SINGLES RECORDS … In a Set – Doubles Most Singles Matches Played Most Singles Victories Best Winning Percentage in Singles TIEBREAK RECORDS First Tiebreak Most Points Played in a Tiebreak DOUBLES RECORDS Most Doubles Matches Played Most Doubles Victories – Individual THREE-POINT WINNERS Most Doubles Victories – Team Three Points Against a U.S. Team Best Winning Percentage for a Doubles Team U.S. Players Winning Three Points in One Tie Most Doubles Partners in a Fed Cup Career U.S. Players Winning Three Live Rubbers in One Tie THREE-SET RECORDS MATTERS OF AGE Most Three-set Singles Matches Played Youngest U.S. Fed Cuppers Most Three-set Singles Victories Oldest Fed Cuppers Most Three-set Doubles Matches Played – Individual Making Singles Debut in Fed Cup Final Most Three-set Doubles Matches Played – Team Most Three-set Doubles Victories -
All-Time Ties
ALL-TIME TIES UNITED STATES def. BELARUS, 5-0 — 2013 — First Round (World Group II) DCU Center UNITED STATES def. SWEDEN, 3-2 Worcester, Mass. (Indoor Hard) Playoff (World Group) February 4-5, 2012 Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, Fla. (Outdoor Hard) Captains: Mary Joe Fernandez (USA); Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) April 20-21, 2013 Christina McHale (USA) def. Anastasia Yakimova 60 64 Serena Williams (USA) def. Olga Govortsova 75 60 Captains: Mary Joe Fernandez (USA); Lars-Anders Wahlgren (SWE) Serena Williams (USA) def. Anastasia Yakimova 57 61 61 Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) def. Sloane Stephens 64 46 61 Christina McHale (USA) def. Darya Kustova 60 61 Serena Williams (USA) def. Johanna Larsson 62 62 Liezel Huber/Venus Williams (USA) Serena Williams (USA) def. Sofia Arvidsson 62 61 def. Darya Kustova/Anastasia Yakimova 61 62 Venus Williams (USA) def. Johanna Larsson 63 75 Hilda Melander/Sandra Roma (SWE) Non-playing U.S. team members: Sloane Stephens def. Varvara Lepchenko/Venus Williams Walkover ITALY def. UNITED STATES, 3-2 — 2011 — First Round (World Group) 105 Stadium GERMANY def. UNITED STATES, 5-0 Rimini, Italy (Indoor Red Clay) Playoff (World Group) February 9-10, 2013 Porsche Arena Stuttgart, Germany (Indoor Red Clay) Captains: Mary Joe Fernandez (USA); Corrado Barazzutti (ITA) April 16-17, 2011 Sara Errani (ITA) def. Jamie Hampton 62 61 Captains: Mary Joe Fernandez (USA); Barbara Rittner (GER) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) def. Roberta Vinci 26 64 75 Andrea Petkovic (GER) def. Christina McHale 63 64 Varvara Lepchenko (USA) def. Sara Errani 62 75 Julia Goerges (GER) def. Melanie Oudin 62 76(5) Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. -
Bomb Detonation Injures 17 in Latest Apartheid Unrest
Chemical warfare - page 4 VOL. XXL MO. 5 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1986 an independent student newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Bomb detonation injures 17 in latest apartheid unrest Associated Press The bomb demolished the front windows o f a Pick-n-Pay JOHANNESBURG, South store in the Montclair shop Africa. - A bomb left at the ping center and tore a hole parcel counter yesterday blew in the ceiling, said Vernon out the front of a store in a Mitchell, general manager of middle-class white suburb of the chain of budget depart Durban. Police said 18 blacks ment stores. and whites were injured, in He said the bom b was cluding a 3-year-old girl. deposited at the counter The whole place was filled where customers leave their with smoke within minutes, their bags and packages according to Larry McDonald, while shopping. The counter a pharmacist. He described and a nearby cigarette and the scene as chaos, and said candy kiosk were destroyed. people were screaming and running everywhere. Government spokesmen Dr. John Keenan, acting said one of those seriously in chief of emergency services jured was the cigarette seller, for Natal province, said the 3- Monica Strydom, who had year-old white child and four wounds on her head and other people were seriously hands. wounded. The government Two of the previous bom and witnesses said the bings occurred in Durban. casualties were 12 employees Eight people have been killed and six customers. and 145 wounded in the nine explosions, the last of which It was the ninth bombing was Aug. -
Guantanamo Daily Gazette
Tomorrow's flight C-9 Water Usage Jacksonville, Fla. -------- 9:55 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13 Guantanamo Bay 12:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Usable storage: 7.61 MIL Key West, Fla. 3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. NAS Norfolk, Va. 6:05 p.m. 7:10 p.m. Goal: 825K Jacksonville, Fla. 8:50 p.m. Consumption: 525K See page 3 I Guantanamo Daily Gazette Vol. 45 -- No. 214 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Tuesday, November 14, 1989 Bush decorates Polish leader Soviet linked to El Salvador rebels GenThousandsof residents in San n once little-known electrician Leftist rebels in El Salvador claim Salvador have been trapped in n WIRE REPORTS may return to Poland with more A , ic a they're winning the battle against the than medals. President Bush is U.S-backed Salvadoran government. die and Leftist guerrillas trade e President Bush says promising more aid to And the Anny chief of staff acknowl- gunfire in El Salvador's capital Poland's Lech Walesa is "the Walesa's economically troubled Poland-Newnoesofreconcil- edgeswhathecalls"problems"insome city. Rebels claim to hold several 1 spiritual godfather of a new homeland. action between Poland and West parts of the capital. San Salvador. But poorneighborhoods, and they've e generation of democracy." The Germany. West German Chancellor he says his forces will regain control have been seen manning trenches s remark came last night at the Legislation to provide that Helmut Kohl today visited "soon." Overall, fighting's been re- in some areas. But in a televised 3 White House as Bush presented aid is expected to meet with Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration ported in seven of El Salvador's 14 address yesterday, Army Chief of f the "solidarity" labor leader with bipartisan approval in the Senate camp in Poland. -
Press-Information Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2016
Press-Information Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2016 1 Contents Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2016 Tournament information 4 Information at a glance 7 Timetable of the 2015 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 12 Supporting Programme 13 Berenberg Classics 17 The Players 24 The Top 10 – short bios 25 Prize Money 29 The winner’s car: Porsche 718 Boxster S 30 The Tournament Directors 32 The Venue 40 The Porsche Arena 40 The court in the Porsche Arena 41 History 43 Porsche and the WTA 44 Roll of Honour 1978 to 2015, Singles 46 Roll of Honour 1978 to 2015, Doubles 47 Porsche´s Tennis Involvement 48 2 Porsche Team Germany 48 Porsche Talent Team Germany 59 Contacts 67 Sponsors 68 Premium Partner 79 Charity Partner 99 3 Tournament information World class tennis in the Porsche Arena Premiere at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – with Angelique Kerber in the line-up, there will be a German Grand Slam winner competing at the long-standing Stuttgart tournament for the first time in its history. The Porsche Brand Ambassador and member of Porsche Team Germany won the Australian Open in January. She is the defending champion and one of six top 10 players that will be appearing in the Porsche Arena from April 16 to 24. Awaiting the winner in addition to the prize money is a Porsche 718 Boxster S as the main prize. The 39th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – under the motto “Perfect Match” – has also attracted the stars to Stuttgart. Alongside Angelique Kerber, the other top 10 players in the line-up are Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland), winner of the 2015 WTA Finals, rising star Garbine Muguruza (Spain), Simona Halep (Romania), the multiple Fed Cup winner Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) and US Open finalist Roberta Vinci of Italy. -
2018 Wta Media Guide
2018 WTA MEDIA GUIDE SIMONA HALEP WTA World No.1 Player wtatennis.com CATCH EVERY POINT! Experience the new wtatennis.com Photo Credit Getty Images 2018 SEASON JANUARY FEBRUARY DOHA DUBAI MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST MONTREAL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER SINGAPORE ZHUHAI WTA FINALS WTA ELITE TROPHY CALENDAR AS OF SEPTEMBER 2017 *GRAND SLAMS ARE NOT WTA EVENTS wtatennis.com Photo Credit Getty Images 2018 Women’s Tennis Association Media Guide © Copyright WTA 2018 All Rights Reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced —electronically, mechanically or by any other means, including photocopying— without the written permission of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Compiled by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Communications Department WTA CEO: Steve Simon Editor-in-Chief: Kevin Fischer Assistant Editors: Chase Altieri, Amy Binder, Heather Bowler, Estelle LaPorte, Adam Lincoln, Alex Prior, Catherine Sneddon, Bryan Shapiro, Chris Whitmore, Yanyan Xu Cover Design: Jack Anton, Henrique Ruiz, Tim Smith, Michael Taylor Graphic Design: Provations Group, Nicholasville, KY, USA Contributors: Mike Anders, Evan Charles, Crystal Christian, Sophia Eden, Kelly Frey, Anne Hartman, Jill Hausler, Pete Holtermann, David Kane, Ashley Keber, Peachy Kellmeyer, Cindy Lupkey, Courtney McBride, Courtney Nguyen, Sean O’Malley, Joan Pennello, Neil Robinson, Kathleen Stroia, Eloise Tyson, Jeff Watson, June Mak Wei Photography: Getty Images (AFP, Bongarts), Action Images, GEPA Pictures, Ron Angle, Michael Baz, Matt May, Pascal Ratthe, Art Seitz, Chris Smith, Red