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	Encyclopedia: WTA Tour Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour.
		The WTA Tour Championships are generally considered to be the fifth most prestigious event on the women's tour after the four Grand Slam tournaments.
		WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles: After their match on Sunday, the world No.1 doubles team of Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez were interviewed by aspiring journalists after their match.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/WTA-Tour-Championships (3738 words)

	Read about WTA Tour Championships at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research WTA Tour Championships and learn about WTA ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the
		The championships were held for the first time in 1972 at
		2000, the event was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/WTA_Tour_Championships (258 words)

	Encyclopedia: WTA Tour
		In 2005 the WTA changed its name into The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
		WTA spokesman John Dolan said Thursday that top Americans, who have declined to travel after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, were expected to play in key European events this month leading up to the Tour Championship.
		WTA chief executive Bart McGuire, in a statement Wednesday, said the women's tennis tour had reinstated a policy that penalizes top players financially for missing tournaments.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/WTA-Tour (1625 words)

	2004 WTA Championships Day 1: Russian Roulette
		As one of the WTA Tour’s most unpredictable seasons draws to a close, the top 8 women still standing on reasonably healthy legs began their quest for a season ending Championship in Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center on Wednesday night.
		Much to the delight of the WTA Tour organizers, the tournament, which has struggled to find an audience since leaving New York City’s Madison Square Garden in 2000 opened with 8,127 spectators in attendance, a record for an opening session for tennis in this arena.
		The 2004 WTA Tour Championships began with a snoozer of a match as the rapidly improving Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia outclassed her compatriot opponent, Vera Zvonareva.
	www.tennis-ontheline.com /04wtakk1.htm (1021 words)

	WTA Tour Notes & Netcords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Gabriela Sabatini, who won the 1994 WTA TOUR Championships, is the only non-Roland Garros winner since 1990 to capture the WTA TOUR's season-ending event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
		A new, slower ball will be used at this year's Wimbledon Championships in an effort to curb the domination of the power servers at the grass court tournament, according to the "Mail on Sunday" newspaper.
		WTA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS FACT OF THE WEEK: The continued presence of the WTA TOUR Championships in New York City is assured as the event's co-promoters, Madison Square Garden and Sports Etcetera, came to agreement with the WTA TOUR calling for the Championships to remain at Madison Square Garden through the year 2000.
	www.tennisserver.com /wta/WTA_6_5_95.html (1279 words)

	The Houghton Lake Resorter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The 2005 WTA Tour season was highlighted by a host of comebacks, as all four Grand Slam champions returned from either injuries, illness or off form to reach the top of women's tennis once again.
		But by the time the WTA Tour Championships rolled around earlier this month, she had a chance to overtake Davenport for the No. 1 spot.
		Sure, she lost in all three, but she was one of only two women to land in a pair of major finals (Davenport) and reached three of the five biggest title matches, when you throw in the season-ending extravaganza.
	www.houghtonlakeresorter.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15620888&BRD=2053&PAG=740&dept_id=383028&rfi=6 (1187 words)

	Pointed Magazine - WTA Tennis, Amelie Mauresmo Wins WTA Advanta Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The championships returned to the WTA schedule after a three-year absence.
		The Advanta Championships, held from 1971-79 and 1991-00 were usually the final tournament before the season-ending WTA Tour Championships.
		The doubles championship was a homecoming for Raymond, of nearby Wayne.
	www.eastcoastattractions.com /031102advanta.htm (540 words)

	ATP ATP, Guillermo Coria, Ramon Delgado, Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, WTA Tour, WTA WTA - CBS SportsLine.com
		Williams, who won Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001 and lost in the last two finals to her sister, Serena, didn't blame the scoring error for her defeat.
		The Croatian, who missed Wimbledon the last two years with injuries and is retiring after these championships, was his usual animated self as he came up with the big shots at the right time to outlast Italy's Filippo Volandri, 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
		Hewitt, who won the 2002 championship after the Croatian was unable to defend his title because of a shoulder injury, defeated Georgia's Irakli Labadze 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.
	www.sportsline.com /tennis/story/7446254 (1074 words)

	Eurosport - Tennis - Tennis Live Scoring and Comments. Grand Slams, ATP and WTA Tour, Davis Cup and Fed Cup. - WTA ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sixth seed Maria Sharapova became only the second player to win the WTA Tour Championships on debut and first Russian to take the title in 2004.
		While the WTA Tour Championships have run since 1972, the player who has won the season-finale also finishes the season as world number one on 16 occasions since 1975.
		The 2005 championships are to be held at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles from 8-14 November featuring Lindsay Davenport, Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova, Mary Pierce, Amelie Mauresmo, Patty Schnyder, Nadia Petrova plus one other qualifier competing in a two group round-robin format.
	www.eurosport.com /home/pages/v4/l0/s57/e7432/sport_lng0_spo57_evt7432_sto785426.shtml (458 words)

	Women's WTA Tour
		Sony Ericsson and WTA Tour Announce Largest Global Sponsorship In History of Women's Sport; Title Sponsor partnership over six years is set to significantly enhance entertainment value of women's tennis with the Sony Ericsson mobile communications devices.
		WTA Tour Launches Worldwide Brand Marketing Campaign; 'Get In Touch With Your Feminine Side' Campaign Among Most Comprehensive Ever in Women's Professional Sports.
		Four are fantastic for women's tour Tour relishing rivalries: With four players who can stake a claim on No. 1, the WTA is ideally competitive at the top.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0878353.html (291 words)

	ESPN.com: TENNIS - Mauresmo rallies past Myskina to win Advanta
		The Advanta Championships, held from 1971-79 and 1991-2000, were usually the final tournament before the season-ending WTA Tour Championships.
		Mauresmo's path to the final was helped by the withdrawals of Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport, leaving the Frenchwoman the highest-seeded player left in the tournament.
		The doubles championship was a homecoming for Raymond, of nearby Wayne, Penn.
	espn.go.com /tennis/news/2003/1102/1652337.html (592 words)

	Carolina Morning News on the Web \| Sports - Routine makes days fly by on WTA Tour 04/20/00
		Before her second round match at the Family Circle Cup on Wednesday, Nicole Pratt celebrated a major accomplishment by treating herself to a room-service breakfast.
		Excited is a rare condition for players grinding out a living on the Women's Tennis Association Tour.
		Despite the perceived glamour attached to professional athletes, Pratt's daily existence during the week of a tournament is nothing that would interest Jerry Springer.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/042000/SPTjournal.shtml (824 words)

	WTATour.com - Official Site of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		She won the tournament in 2002 and 2003, and reached the semifinals in 2001 and the quarterfinals in 2000.
		Davenport, 29, booked her ticket with another season of consistently brilliant results highlighted by her three Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles (Dubai Duty Free Women’s Open in Dubai, Bausch and Lomb Championships in Amelia Island and Pilot Pen Tennis presented by Michelob Ultra in New Haven).
		The California pro is 46-8 in singles and has reached the quarterfinals or better at 11 of 12 of her Tour events.
	www.wtatour.com /newsroom/stories/NewsArticle_7977_rx.asp (511 words)

	TennisNet.org - The WTA
		The WTA or "Women's Tennis Association" is the governing body of the women's game.
		This year over 1000 players representing 76 nations are competing for $58 million in prize money at 60 events in 31 countries.
		Tier I Events are the highest paying tournaments in the calendar, in both money and points.
	www.tennisnet.org /wta/index.html (52 words)

	WTA WTA, Martina Navratilova, Lisa Raymond, Venus Williams, WTA Tour - CBS SportsLine.com
		She's looking for another doubles title this week at the Advanta Championships with partner Lisa Raymond.
		While the Fed Cup has her enthusiastic, it's the possibility of playing in the 2004 Olympics that made her decide to play another season before retiring for good.
		She retired in 1994, then returned to competition in 2000, playing mostly doubles.
	www.sportsline.com /tennis/story/6787027 (685 words)

	Martina Navratilova, 2000 Enshrinee: International Tennis Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		She also won two French Opens in 1982 and '84 and four U. Open singles championships in 1983, '84, '86 and '87.
		WTA Player of the Year a record-tying 7 times (with Steffi Graf)
		WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year with Pam Shiver
	tennisfame.com /navratilova.html (609 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| tennis \| wta tour \| news Davenport, Mauresmo crash
		The former world number one, with 17 WTA Tour titles to her credit, has never won a major championship.
		Pierce has won two — the 1995 Australian Open and the French Open in 2000 — in a roller-coaster career that is again on the upswing this year.
		The first women's semifinal was set on Tuesday night as top-seeded Sharapova survived her first real test of the tournament to post a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 victory over ninth-seeded compatriot Nadia Petrova.
	sport.iafrica.com /tennis/wtatour/news/482479.htm (847 words)

	Henman Wins in Paris; Sharapova, Mauresmo Collect WTA Titles; WTA Championships Begin Wednesday
		The WTA Championships changes its format this year, copying the ATP Masters Cup with two groups of four playing round robin, and the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals.
		For some horrible reason the WTA holds a minor tour event in Thailand this week, going up against their WTA Championships.
		Martina Navratilova has won seven WTA Tour doubles titles for 2003 for a record 173 career; Navratilova plans to play all next year with countrywoman Lisa Raymond: "I'm so excited about next year that I can't even stand it.
	www.tennis-x.com /story/2003-11-04/d.php (1293 words)

	SANEX WTA TOUR ANNOUNCES 2003 SEASON CALENDAR \|\| teamwta.com - Unofficial Womens Tennis News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Sanex WTA Tour also announced several important changes to the 2003 calendar.
		The Sanex WTA Tour is the world’s premier professional sport for women.
		The Sanex WTA Tour's season concluded with the Home Depot Championships presented by Porsche at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, November 6-11, 2002.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s133/st16361.htm (502 words)

	WTA Tour Championships results \|\| teamwta.com - Unofficial Womens Tennis News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The best eight players of the world are competing at LA’s Staple Center for the WTA Tour Championship.
		The will hold a competition, which is new to the WTA Champions, as they are used to do at the ATP Masters.
		2000 Martina Hingis vs. Monica Seles 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s133/st37627.htm (463 words)

	ATP ATP, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Tommy Haas, WTA Tour, TENNIS,WTA WTA - CBS SportsLine.com
		Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt was seeded No. 1 in the men's field Tuesday, with 2000 winner Marat Safin at No. 2.
		She had ankle surgery in May and returned to the tour last week at a tournament in Montreal.
		As in the past, the U.S. Open used tour rankings to determine the seedings -- with 1998 champion Davenport as an exception.
	cbs.sportsline.com /tennis/story/5626074 (539 words)

	Eurosport - Tennis - Tennis Live Scoring and Comments. Grand Slams, ATP and WTA Tour, Davis Cup and Fed Cup. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		With the field decimated, Justine Henin-Hardenne provided notice to her fellow semi-finalists that she is ready to reclaim the French Open title she won in 2003.
		The 22-year-old showed no signs of the back injury that she complained of in the build-up to the second major championship of the season.
		Davenport may not like clay but a great opportunity to reach the final, at the very least, vanished at the hands of the 2000 champion - a player she had beaten eight out of ten times.
	www.eurosports.com /home/pages/v4/l0/s57/sport_lng0_spo57_sto725181.shtml (387 words)

	Tidbits, notes and quotes from the U.S. Open tennis championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It was the first Grand Slam tournament title for Sugiyama and the second major mixed doubles championship for Bhupathi, who teamed with Rika Hiraki to capture the French Open in 1997.
		NEW TOUR STOPS: Women's tennis will be played in 28 different countries on six continents next year, including the Olympics, Fed Cup competition and the season-ending Chase Championships of the WTA Tour.
		The 2000 WTA Tour calendar released Thursday shows tournaments have been added in Scottsdale, Ariz.; St. Louis; Prague, Czech Republic; Vancouver, British Columbia, and Shanghai, China.
	www.theahl.com /SlamTennis99USOpen/sep9_note.html (451 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2000 US Open - Tennis - On the Court: Dokic still has much to learn - Monday September 04, 2000 09:32 PM
		Since her father's outburst last week, Jelena has been the model of unflappable, refusing to give the media a juicy soundbite, cleverly parrying all mischievous questions.
		Between the end of the Open and the Olympics, though, the WTA Tour will announce whether it will ban Damir Dokic from all events, as it did Jim Pierce in 1993.
		As CNNSI.com reported months ago, the year-end WTA Tour championships will be moved to Germany starting in 2001.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /tennis/2000/us_open/news/2000/09/04/on_the_court (814 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Tennis \| Russians dominate LA line-up
		With the Belgians Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters injured, and Venus Williams failing to qualify, the line-up is dominated by an unprecedented five Russians.
		The Frenchwoman is one of the finest athletes on tour and, at her best, has an unrivalled attacking game, but too often she is affected by nerves on the big occasion.
		Myskina has more variety than most from the back of the court and in 2004 has added a little steel to what had been a fragile mental approach, making her a contender in any event she plays.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/tennis/3992659.stm (685 words)

	2004 WTA Tour Calendar, Results, & Tournanent Links: QuickSports.
		Photo: No photos of Alicia in Stockholm winning her 2nd WTA singles title (and 1st WTA doubles title) were available, so she is shown at the Acura Classic in San Diego on July 28 defeating Amelie Mauresmo in the 2nd round 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
		This was Lindsay's 44th WTA singles title, and her 4th tourney win in a row (she did not play the previous 2 weeks).
		Photo: Amelie Mauresmo won her 14th WTA singles title on Sunday, October 31, 2004, and the Linz tourney unveiled a huge new trophy for the occasion.
	tennis.quickfound.net /2004_wta_tour.html (3614 words)

	Eurosport - Tennis - Tennis Live Scoring and Comments. Grand Slams, ATP and WTA Tour, Davis Cup and Fed Cup. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Follow Eurosport TV and eurosport.com/co.uk coverage of the ATP and WTA tours throughout the 2005 season and leave your messages and questions for Simon Reed and the rest of the tennis commentary team below.
		The WTA Tour are rather vague on Jennifer Capriati's return to tennis.
		The American is scheduled to play in New Haven, but is still recovering from the right shoulder surgery she underwent on 27 January 27 in Wilmington, Deleware.
	www.euro-sport.com /home/pages/v4/l0/s57/messageboard_lng0_spo57_sto670782_page2.shtml (945 words)

	CP Discussion Board - WTA Tour
		Now that the year and the championships are over, anyone have an idea who will have the best start to 2006 e.g.
		But i agree, i dont think she will win it because she hasent beaten enough top players recently (excluding WTA Champs) She is consistent (SF AT Australia, wimbledon, US Open), but she only won 3 titles this year.
		Though I hope she will make better preparations this time ´cause she did not have a good prep for the WTA Championships due to bad travel planning; jetlag: early exit championships.
	www.tennis.com /ME2/Apps/DiscussionBoard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2590 (1006 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		His lone 6.0 mark for presentation made him the first man since Michael Weiss in 2000 to garner a 6.0 at the national championships.
		Weir, who will be making his first trip to the World Championships, also knows he needs the quad.
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	www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/afp_sports/view/65766/1/.html (531 words)

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