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	WTA Tour Championships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		From 1972-1994, the event was known as the Virginia Slims Championships.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/WTA_Tour_Championships (282 words)

	WTA Tour Notes & Netcords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The six singles players still in contention for one of the final four spots in the WTA TOUR Championships are entered in the Advanta Championships, while the four teams still in contention for the final two spots in the doubles draw at the WTA TOUR Championships are also entered in Philadelphia.
		The illustrious history of the WTA TOUR Championships began on the clay courts of Florida in 1972.
		An even younger face appeared in the Avon Championships in 1981 as 15-year-old Andrea Jaeger made her way to the final, where she was halted by the oldest player in the draw, 24-year-old Navratilova.
	www.tennisserver.com /WTA/WTA_11_6_95.html (3022 words)

	Women's Tennis Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Women's Tennis Association, is also known as the WTA Tour, and is to women's tennis what the ATP is to men's tennis.
		The exceptions are the four grand slam tournaments, which always count toward the player's point total, even if their score in the slam is lower than another score achieved in a non-slam tournament.
		In 1996, the WTA started awarding players "quality points", which were calculated based on the rankings of players they defeated in tournaments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Women's_Tennis_Association (695 words)

	WTA Tour Championships Will Decide No. 1
		A year ago, playing in her last full season as a teenager, Clijsters shrugged off disappointing results at the major championships and defeated Chanda Rubin, a then major title-less Henin-Hardenne, an ailing Venus Williams and the indomitable Serena Williams in the same tournament to capture the 2002 WTA Tour Championships.
		Playing for one million, thirty-dollars (the thirty dollars symbolically representing the anniversary of the women’s tour) in prize money at the Staples Center, the Belgians are entrenched in a tight race for end of the year No.1 honors, separated by a mere 135 rankings points.
		At this point in the season the odds-on 2003 women’s player of the year claiming her first two major championship wins at the French Open and US Open, Henin-Hardenne would be due for a letdown at the Championships if it were not for that year-end number one world ranking.
	www.usta.com /protennis/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=46089 (1106 words)

	WTA Tour Championships Preview
		The lone lefthander in the eight-player WTA Tour Championships, Schnyder’s best asset against an imposing star-studded field in which she’s a heavy underdog is the different looks she conjures using spin, slice and guile.
		Set to play in her first WTA Tour Championships as a singles player, the standout doubles player and partner Meghann Shaughnessy won the doubles title at the STAPLES Center last year, defeating Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs in the final, 7-5, 6-2.
		Making her first appearance at the WTA Tour Championships since 1999, Pierce is on the verge of putting the finishing touches on one of the most unexpected performances in tour history.
	www.usta.com /protennis/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=267179 (1731 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- WTA Championships
		Although she has captured six WTA Tour events this year, she has been shut out in Grand Slams, failing in the finals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
		Her nine WTA Tour titles this year are the most of this week's eight qualifiers.
		Dementieva is the only player at Los Angeles who has not won a WTA Tour tournament this season, which should not be comforting to those who must oppose her.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20051108-9999-1s8wtacaps.html (809 words)

	Tennis Corner : WTA Ranking System
		In the WTA Tour Championships singles event, players are awarded Round of 16 Round points for fourth place in the round robin competition and in the WTA Tour Championships doubles event players are awarded Semi Finals Round points for a 1st round loss.
		In these ITF Tournaments, the WTA Tour will only award Round Points in Qualifying starting in the round of 32 and play in any round prior to the round of 32 will not be considered as having taken place for ranking purposes.
		Sanex WTA Tour Tournaments (Tier I through IVB) plus ITF $75,000 events (as long as completed by the Sunday of that week) are processed on a weekly basis.
	www.tenniscorner.net /index.php?action=file&vFileName=WTARankingSystem (1519 words)

	ABC Sport - Tennis- Trio qualify for year-ending WTA Championships
		With about eight weeks remaining in the Race to the Championships, there is a fierce battle for the final five singles spots in the prestigious season-ending event at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
		Clijsters, who won last year's WTA Tour Championships, has won six titles and reached the semi-finals or better at 14 of 15 events this season coming into the US Open.
		She is currently recuperating from knee surgery and expects to return to the Tour later this year.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s939572.htm (461 words)

	news - WTA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS: All-French Final at Tour Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Pierce advanced to her second career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships final with a tight 76(5) 76(6) victory over current world No.1 Lindsay Davenport in the day's first match.
		She has reached the Tour Championships final once previously, back in 1997, where she had a similarly-exciting run (defeating then-No.1 Martina Hingis along the way) before falling to Jana Novotna in straight sets.
		Mauresmo is aiming to capture her second straight Tour title in Los Angeles, after winning the Tier II warm-up event in Philadelphia last week.
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=117912&src=0 (1432 words)

	USATODAY.com - WTA Tour makes changes to season-ending event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The WTA Tour on Tuesday announced that the season-ending event will offer a record top prize of $1 million and change from a 16-player single-elimination tournament to an eight-player round robin.
		The top check in WTA Tour history had been the $900,000 earned by Serena Williams at the 2002 U.S. Open.
		The system is identical to the one used by the ATP Tour for its season-ending tournament.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/2003-02-04-wta-tour-championships_x.htm (291 words)

	Wta Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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	WTA Tour Championships - Events and Racing - Home - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The purpose of the Porsche Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships is to determine the eight singles players and four doubles teams that will contest the WTA Tour's season-ending Championships presented by Porsche.
		Points earned from all WTA Tour events played (round and quality points) are added to produce the separate weekly Singles and Doubles Team standings.
		In addition to the $3 million in prize money awarded to the winners of the Championships, this year's event also includes a car giveaway to the singles winner of the Race to the Championships.
	www.porsche.com /usa/eventsandracing/wtatourchampionships (265 words)

	news - Mauresmo Wins Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The third set was closely-contested for the most part, with the Frenchwomen trading breaks early en route to 4-all, but it was Mauresmo who stepped it up in the ninth game, breaking serve and capitalizing on five consecutive errors from Pierce after falling behind 0-40 while serving for the match in the 10th game.
		For Mauresmo, the Tour Championships title caps an impressive season in which she has never departed from the Top Four in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Rankings, capturing titles in February at Antwerp (Tier II), in May at Rome (Tier I) and just last week in Philadelphia (Tier II).
		This year marked the 35th staging of the Tour Championships, and the last in Los Angeles as it moves to Madrid in 2006.
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=117958&src=0 (1171 words)

	Clijsters wins WTA Tour Championships - Nov. 11, 2003
		LOS ANGELES - Belgium's Kim Clijsters won the 3 million-dollar WTA Tour Championships, dominating France's Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-0 in Monday night's final at Staples Center.
		Her winner's check was actually for 1,000,030 dollars - the extra 30 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the WTA Tour.
		She was to return to the Staples Center court to play the doubles final with partner Ai Sugiyama of Japan against Argentian's Paula Suarez and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain.
	www.inq7.net /brk/2003/nov/11/brkspo_3-1.htm (362 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Tennis \| WTA boosts season finale
		The WTA Tour Championships will undergo a major overhaul in 2003 in an attempt to reverse the event's recent decline in fortunes.
		WTA Tour president Josh Ripple said:"The $1m winner's prize only adds to the intrigue and drama of this unique event.
		The top eight singles players in the WTA points standings will qualify for the championships, which take place from 5-10 November.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/tennis/2727269.stm (272 words)

	WTA Tour Championships 2005 quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This was the first time an all French final occured at the WTA Tour Championships.
		The 2005 WTA Tour Championships winner finished the year ranked #1.
		In what city were the 2005 WTA Tour Championships held?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=220795 (133 words)

	2004 WTA Tour Championships - November 10, 2004
		For the last two years the WTA Year End Championships were notorious for attracting crowds the size of a typical little league game.
		Thanks to an improved marketing campaign and reduced ticket prices the WTA Year End Championships are in now in the big leagues.
		Williams, who is competing in her third WTA Tour Championship, won the crown in 2001 and was a runner-up to Kim Clijsters in 2002.
	www.tennislifemagazine.com /news-updates/04-WTAchamps/04-wtachamps-11-10.html (553 words)

	The Tennis Channel::Press Release Details
		The womenâs WTA Tour Championships are underway at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles this week, where the tour will crown its 2004 singles and doubles champions.
		Womenâs doubles teams earn points toward qualification at the WTA Tour Championships throughout the year, with the top four winning a trip to the season finale.
		Mark Knowles (Bahamas)/Daniel Nestor (Canada) are the No. 1 seed this year, a spot they earned via a championship at the US Open, and by reaching the semifinals or higher at six Masters Series events.
	www.thetennischannel.com /aboutus/pressrelease/pressreleasedetail.aspx?id=7 (962 words)

	WTA Tour 1998 - About The WTA Tour
		For each tier the WTA Tour specifies a minimum level of prize-money to be awarded, although there are a number of exceptions.
		The Corel WTA Tour is not responsible for the operation of any of the Grand Slams.
		Competitors within ITF Futures events are usually younger players who do not possess a sufficiently high ranking to merit direct entry into a Corel WTA Tour event (either the main draw or qualifying event).
	www.fortunecity.com /olympia/zola/206/wtainfo.htm (172 words)

	ESPN.com - Mauresmo secures spot at WTA Tour Championships
		Amelie Mauresmo on Thursday became the fifth player to secure one of eight singles spots at the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships.
		This will be Mauresmo's third straight appearance in the Championships and the fifth of her career.
		Mauresmo has two wins in 2005 and currently is fourth in the WTA Tour rankings.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2198901&type=story (144 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)

	Bob Larson's Tennis News \| Clijsters named winner of tennis tour
		Belgian star Kim Clijsters has been rewarded for her outstanding season by receiving a new Porsche Cayenne S as the winner of the 2005 Porsche Race to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships.
		Clijsters maintained that Race lead for all but two weeks heading in to this week's season-ending Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships presented by Porsche, boosting her points total with more titles at the US Open (her first Grand Slam singles title), Luxembourg and Hasselt.
		This is the second time Clijsters has finished in the Top 2 of the Race standings since Porsche came on board as the Tour's promotional sponsor in North America and presenting sponsor of its Season-Ending Championships.
	www.tennisnews.com /exclusive.php?pID=8717 (477 words)

	Venus pulls out of WTA Tour Championships
		Former world number one Venus Williams has withdrawn from the WTA Tour Championship with an abdominal strain, allowing fellow-American Chanda Rubin to qualify for the elite eight-woman event in Los Angeles.
		She aggravated a stomach muscle injury during the semi-finals at the All England Club and has been unable to shake off the persistent problem.
		Ninth on the Race to the Championship standings, Williams would have clinched one of the eight berths because sister Serena and American Lindsay Davenport had already pulled out with injuries.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2003/nov/03venus.htm (286 words)

	ABC News: Clijsters Loses Again at WTA Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Amelie Mauresmo, of France, returns a shot to Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, at the WTA Tour Championships, Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2005, in Los Angeles.
		Clijsters, a two-time winner of the season-ending tournament, lost her opening match in three sets to Mary Pierce, giving her an 0-2 record in round-robin play with one match remaining.
		Ranked 134th as recently as March, her 66 match wins are the most of any player this year.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1298591 (426 words)

	The Home Depot Center - Welcome -- (9:56:08 PM) - about_us - Press Releases - 9/5/2006 9:56:08 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		She has won twice so far this season and has 47 career WTA Tour singles titles, including last year's JPMorgan Chase Open in front of record crowds at The Home Depot Center.
		She captured the WTA Tour's No. 1 ranking for the first time in her career on The Home Depot Center's tennis stadium's center court, which was one of a career-high nine singles titles for Clijsters in 2003.
		At STAPLES Center, for the year-end WTA Tour Championships, she won in 2003 and 2002, when she scored a huge win in the Finals over the world's then No. 1-ranked player, Serena Williams.
	www.homedepotcenter.com /pressreleases/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=177000&itype=4021&iCategoryID=0 (1057 words)

	Jennifer Capriati, Maria Sharapova, Amelie Mauresmo, WTA Tour - CBS SportsLine.com
		The win made it a good couple of days for Zvonareva, who clinched a berth in next week's WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles with her win over Capriati.
		The Advanta Championships, held from 1971-79 and 1991-2000, was usually the final tournament before the season-ending WTA Tour Championships.
		When the championships moved from New York to Germany, Advanta was phased out.
	cbs.sportsline.com /tennis/story/7862029/2 (331 words)

	Bob Larson's Tennis News \| WTA Philadelphia Sunday results
		Mauresmo wins her 18th career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title in her 35th final; she is 3-3 in finals in 2005, having also won Antwerp and Rome and finishing runner-up at Paris [Indoors], New Haven and Filderstadt
		For the first time in her career, Mauresmo has won the same event three years in a row, having won the Advanta Championships in 2003 and 2004; she and Steffi Graf (1992, 1995, 1998) are the only three-time champions in Philadelphia
		With the season-ending Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships moving to Madrid, Spain next year, the Advanta Championships will not be held in 2006
	www.tennisnews.com /exclusive.php?pID=8642 (517 words)

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