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Revision as of 16:55, 19 September 2007
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I , Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2007 WTA Tour schedule .
January
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
1 January
MAW Hardcourts Gold Coast , Australia
Tier III
Dinara Safina 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Martina Hingis
Tathiana Garbin Shahar Pe'er
Catalina Castaño Elena Vesnina Ana Ivanović Samantha Stosur
Safina / Srebotnik 6-3, 6-4
Benešová / Voskoboeva
1 January
ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand
Tier IV
Jelena Janković 7-6(9), 5-7, 6-3
Vera Zvonareva
Camille Pin Jill Craybas
Emilie Loit Paola Suárez Eleni Daniilidou Virginie Razzano
Husárová / Suárez 6-0, 6-2
Hsieh / Uberoi
8 January
Medibank International Sydney , Australia
Tier II
Kim Clijsters 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4
Jelena Janković
Nicole Vaidišová Li Na
Amélie Mauresmo Ana Ivanović Shahar Pe'er Katarina Srebotnik
Grönefeld / Shaughnessy 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
Bartoli / Tu
8 January
Moorilla Hobart International Hobart , Australia
Tier IV
Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 7-6(3)
Vasilisa Bardina
Sania Mirza Sybille Bammer
Zheng Jie Alicia Molik Catalina Castaño Serena Williams
Likhovtseva / Vesnina 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Garrigues / Pascual
15 January (2 weeks)
2007 Australian Open Melbourne , Australia
Grand Slam
Serena Williams 6-1, 6-2
Maria Sharapova
Kim Clijsters Nicole Vaidišová
Shahar Pe'er Lucie Šafářová Anna Chakvetadze Martina Hingis
Black / Huber 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1
Chan / Chuang
Mixed Doubles: Nestor / Likhovtseva 6-4, 6-4
Mirnyi / Azarenka
29 January
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan
Tier I
Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-2
Ana Ivanović
Elena Dementieva Maria Sharapova
Jelena Janković Samantha Stosur Ai Sugiyama Roberta Vinci
Raymond / Stosur 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-5
King / Stubbs
February
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
5 February
Open Gaz de France Paris , France
Tier II
Nadia Petrova 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Lucie Šafářová
Justine Henin Amélie Mauresmo
Tatiana Golovin Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina Anna Chakvetadze
Black / Huber 6-2, 6-0
Navrátilová / Uhlirova
5 February
Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya City , Thailand
Tier IV
Sybille Bammer 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
Gisela Dulko
Sania Mirza Shuai Peng
Mara Santangelo Martina Sucha Nicole Pratt Tzipora Obziler
Pratt / Santangelo 6-4, 7-6(4)
Chan / Chuang
12 February
Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp , Belgium
Tier II
Amélie Mauresmo 6-4, 7-6(4)
Kim Clijsters
Anna Chakvetadze Tatiana Golovin
Dinara Safina Ana Ivanović Nadia Petrova Elena Likhovtseva
Black / Huber 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
Likhovtseva / Vesnina
12 February
Bangalore Open Bangalore , India
Tier III
Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4, 6-4
Mara Santangelo
Olga Savchuk Tzipora Obziler
Jelena Kostanic-Tosic Melinda Czink Sania Mirza Yurika Sema
Chan / Chuang 6-7(4), 6-2, 10-9
Hsieh / Kudryavtseva
19 February
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates
Tier II
Justine Henin 6-4, 7-5
Amélie Mauresmo
Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Janković
Eleni Daniilidou Martina Hingis Daniela Hantuchová Patty Schnyder
Black / Huber 7-6(5), 6-4
Kuznetsova / Molik
19 February
M.K. Championships Memphis , United States
Tier III
Venus Williams 6-1, 6-1
Shahar Pe'er
Meilen Tu Ioana Raluca Olaru
Sofia Arvidsson Samantha Stosur Bethanie Mattek Laura Granville
Pratt / Stewart 7-5, 4-6, 10-5
Gajdosova / Morigami
19 February
Copa Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia
Tier III
Roberta Vinci 6-7(5), 6-4, 0-3 ret.
Tathiana Garbin
Flavia Pennetta Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Emilie Loit Klára Zakopalová Nathalie Vierin Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová
Lino / Suarez 1-6, 6-3, 11-9
Pennetta / Vinci
26 February
Qatar Total Open Doha , Qatar
Tier II
Justine Henin 6-4, 6-2
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Jelena Janković Daniela Hantuchová
Martina Hingis Francesca Schiavone Kateryna Bondarenko Patty Schnyder
Hingis / Kirilenko 6-1, 6-1
Szávay / Uhlirova
26 February
Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco , Mexico
Tier III
Emilie Loit 7-6(0), 6-4
Flavia Pennetta
Julia Schruff Sara Errani
Alizé Cornet Gisela Dulko Melissa Torres Tathiana Garbin
Lino / Santonja 6-3, 6-3
Loit / Pratt
March
April
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
2 April
Bausch & Lomb Champs. Amelia Island , USA
Tier II
Tatiana Golovin 6-2, 6-1
Nadia Petrova
Ana Ivanović Sybille Bammer
Dinara Safina Daniela Hantuchová Venus Williams Jelena Janković
Santangelo / Srebotnik 6-3, 7-6(4)
Garrigues / Pascual
9 April
Family Circle Cup Charleston , USA
Tier I
Jelena Janković 6-2, 6-2
Dinara Safina
Vera Zvonareva Venus Williams
Michaëlla Krajicek Tatiana Golovin Anabel Medina Garrigues Katarina Srebotnik
Yan / Zheng 7-5, 6-0
Peng / Sun
23 April
Budapest Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary
Tier III
Gisela Dulko 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-2
Sorana Cirstea
Ágnes Szávay Karin Knapp
Olga Savchuk Emilie Loit Anne Kremer Eleni Daniilidou
Szavay / Uhlirova 7-5, 6-2
Müller / Navrátilová
30 April
J&S Cup Warsaw , Poland
Tier II
Justine Henin 6-1, 6-3
Alyona Bondarenko
Jelena Janković Svetlana Kuznetsova
Mara Santangelo Anna Chakvetadze Venus Williams Julia Vakulenko
Dushevina / Perebiynis 7-5, 3-6, 10-2
Likhovtseva / Vesnina
30 April
Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal
Tier IV
Greta Arn 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(3)
Victoria Azarenka
Nuria Llagostera Vives Lucie Šafářová
Marion Bartoli Sofia Arvidsson Lourdes Domínguez Lino Gisela Dulko
Ehritt-Vanc / Rodionova 6-3, 6-2
Lino / Santonja
May
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
7 May
Qatar Telecom German Open Berlin , Germany
Tier I
Ana Ivanović 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Justine Henin Julia Vakulenko
Jelena Janković Nadia Petrova Patty Schnyder Dinara Safina
Raymond / Stosur 6-3, 6-4
Garbin / Vinci
7 May
ECM Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic
Tier IV
Akiko Morigami 6-1, 6-3
Marion Bartoli
Klára Zakopalová Victoria Azarenka
Jarmila Gajdošová Julia Schruff Camille Pin Dominika Cibulková
Cetkovska / Hlavackova 7-6(7), 6-2
Ji / Sun
14 May
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome , Italy
Tier I
Jelena Janković 7-5, 6-1
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Patty Schnyder Daniela Hantuchová
Serena Williams Elena Dementieva Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina
Dechy / Santangelo 6-4, 6-1
Garbin / Vinci
14 May
GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fes , Morocco
Tier IV
Milagros Sequera 6-1, 6-3
Aleksandra Wozniak
María Emilia Salerni Ioana Raluca Olaru
Sandra Klösel Alizé Cornet Caroline Wozniacki Camille Pin
King / Mirza 6-1, 6-2
Ehritt-Vanc / Rodionova
21 May
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France
Tier III
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Amélie Mauresmo
Marion Bartoli Jelena Janković
Emilie Loit Elena Vesnina Li Na Maria Elena Camerin
Yan / Zheng 6-3, 6-4
Molik / Sun
21 May
Istanbul Cup Istanbul , Turkey
Tier III
Elena Dementieva 7-6(5), 3-0 ret.
Aravane Rezaï
Maria Sharapova Alyona Bondarenko
Agnieszka Radwańska Meghann Shaughnessy Patty Schnyder Catalina Castaño
A. Radwańska / U. Radwańska 6-1, 6-3
Chan / Mirza
27 May (2 weeks)
2007 French Open Paris , France
Grand Slam
Justine Henin 6-1, 6-2
Ana Ivanović
Jelena Janković Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams Nicole Vaidišová Svetlana Kuznetsova Anna Chakvetadze
Molik / Santangelo 7-6(5), 6-4
Srebotnik / Sugiyama
Mixed Doubles: Ram / Dechy 7-5, 6-3
Zimonjić / Srebotnik
June
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
11 June
DFS Classic Birmingham , UK
Tier III
Jelena Janković 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Maria Sharapova
Marion Bartoli Mara Santangelo
Elena Likhovtseva Daniela Hantuchová Li Na Alyona Bondarenko
Chan / Chuang 7-6(3), 6-3
Sun / Tu
11 June
Barcelona KIA Barcelona , Spain
Tier IV
Meghann Shaughnessy 6-3, 6-2
Edina Gallovits
Flavia Pennetta Virginie Razzano
Ágnes Szávay Emilie Loit Kaia Kanepi Alla Kudryavtseva
Santonja / Vives 7-6(3), 2-6, 12-10
Lino / Pennetta
18 June
International Women's Open Eastbourne , UK
Tier II
Justine Henin 7-5, 6-7(4), 7-6(2)
Amélie Mauresmo
Marion Bartoli Nadia Petrova
Nicole Vaidišová Elena Dementieva Sybille Bammer Shahar Pe'er
Raymond / Stosur 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3
Peschke / Stubbs
18 June
Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands
Tier III
Anna Chakvetadze 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3
Jelena Janković
Dinara Safina Daniela Hantuchová
Alyona Bondarenko Flavia Pennetta Angelique Kerber Ana Ivanović
Chan / Chuang 7-5, 6-2
Garrigues / Pascual
25 June (2 weeks)
2007 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon , London , UK
Grand Slam
Venus Williams 6-4, 6-1
Marion Bartoli
Justine Henin Ana Ivanović
Serena Williams Michaëlla Krajicek Nicole Vaidišová Svetlana Kuznetsova
Black / Huber 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Srebotnik / Sugiyama
Mixed Doubles: J. Murray / Janković 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Björkman / Molik
July
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
16 July
W&S Financial Group Women's Open Cincinnati , United States
Tier III
Anna Chakvetadze 6-1, 6-3
Akiko Morigami
Sania Mirza Akgul Amanmuradova
Elena Vesnina Olga Govortsova Lilia Osterloh Patty Schnyder
Mattek / Mirza 7-6(4), 7-5
Jidkova / Poutchek
16 July
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo , Italy
Tier IV
Ágnes Szávay 6-0, 6-1
Martina Müller
Sara Errani Karin Knapp
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Agnieszka Radwańska Emilie Loit Flavia Pennetta
Koryttseva / Kustava 6-4, 6-1
Canepa / Knapp
23 July
Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States
Tier II
Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-2
Sania Mirza
Daniela Hantuchová Sybille Bammer
Katarina Srebotnik Olga Govortsova Patty Schnyder Lilia Osterloh
Mirza / Pe'er 6-4, 7-6(5)
Azarenka / Chakvetadze
23 July
Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein , Austria
Tier III
Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-4
Yvonne Meusburger
Kaia Kanepi Karin Knapp
Ágnes Szávay Renata Voráčová María José Martínez Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Hradecká / Voráčová 6-3, 7-5
Szávay / Uhlířová
30 July
Acura Classic San Diego , United States
Tier I
Maria Sharapova 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
Patty Schnyder
Anna Chakvetadze Elena Dementieva
Sania Mirza Venus Williams Nadia Petrova Maria Kirilenko
Black / Huber 7-5, 6-4
Azarenka / Chakvetadze
30 July
Nordea Nordic Light Open Stockholm , Sweden
Tier IV
Agnieszka Radwańska 6-1, 6-1
Vera Dushevina
Julia Görges Tsvetana Pironkova
Dominika Cibulková Emilie Loit Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Caroline Wozniacki
Garrigues / Pascual 6-1, 5-7, 10-6
Chan / Luzhanska
August
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
6 August
East West Bank Classic Los Angeles , USA
Tier II
Ana Ivanović 7-5, 6-4
Nadia Petrova
Maria Sharapova Jelena Janković
Elena Dementieva Virginie Razzano Maria Kirilenko Victoria Azarenka
Peschke / Stubbs 6-0, 6-1
Molik / Santangelo
13 August
Rogers Cup Toronto , Canada
Tier I
Justine Henin 7-6(3), 7-5
Jelena Janković
Yan Zi Tatiana Golovin
Nadia Petrova Marion Bartoli Svetlana Kuznetsova Virginie Razzano
Srebotnik / Sugiyama 6-4, 2-6, 10-5
Black / Huber
20 August
Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven , USA
Tier II
Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 3-0 ret.
Ágnes Szávay
Elena Dementieva Eleni Daniilidou
Francesca Schiavone Marion Bartoli Dinara Safina Alyona Bondarenko
Mirza / Santangelo 6-1, 6-2
Black / Huber
20 August
Forest Hills Classic Forest Hills , USA
Tier IV
Gisela Dulko 6-2, 6-2
Virginie Razzano
Elena Vesnina Nathalie Dechy
Akiko Morigami Aiko Nakamura Audra Cohen Meilen Tu
27 August (2 weeks)
2007 U.S. Open Flushing Meadows , New York , USA
Grand Slam
Justine Henin 6-1, 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Venus Williams Anna Chakvetadze
Serena Williams Jelena Janković Ágnes Szávay Shahar Pe'er
Dechy / Safina 6-4, 6-2
Chan / Chuang
Mixed Doubles: Mirnyi / Azarenka 6-4, 7-6(6)
Paes / Shaughnessy
September
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
10 September
Wismilak International Bali , Indonesia
Tier III
Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Daniela Hantuchová
Sara Errani Sorana Cirstea
Jelena Janković Aiko Nakamura Edina Gallovits Ayumi Morita
Ji / Sun 6-3, 6-2
Craybas / Grandin
17 September
China Open Beijing , China
Tier II
Salerni v Szávay Mauresmo v Peng - v - - v -
17 September
Sunfeast Open Kolkata , India
Tier III
- v - - v Obziler - v Kirilenko Chan v -
17 September
Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portoroz , Slovenia
Tier IV
- v - Zvonareva v Dushevina - v - - v Bammer
24 September
Fortis Championships Luxembourg Luxembourg , Luxembourg
Tier II
24 September
Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China
Tier III
24 September
Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships Seoul , Korea
Tier IV
October
November
Race To The Championships
Unlike the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings , which are based the best performance during the most recent 52 weeks, the Sony Ericsson "Race to the Championships" (race to the Sony Ericsson Championship held yearly in November[ 1] ) starts all players with zero points at the beginning of the calendar year. The following is the current top 20 Race To The Championships[ 2]
Race rankings (17 September 2007 )
Rk
Name
Nation
Points
Tour
1
Justine Henin
BEL
4,675
11
2
Jelena Janković
SRB
3,765
23
3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS
3,246
15
4
Ana Ivanović
SRB
2,847
16
5
Anna Chakvetadze
RUS
2,556
17
6
Maria Sharapova
RUS
2,430
11
7
Serena Williams
USA
2,391
8
8
Venus Williams
USA
2,190
10
9
Marion Bartoli
FRA
1,802
24
10
Daniela Hantuchová
SVK
1,801
21
11
Nadia Petrova
RUS
1,788
17
12
Dinara Safina
RUS
1,667
19
13
Shahar Pe'er
ISR
1,588
18
14
Patty Schnyder
SUI
1,555
21
15
Nicole Vaidišová
CZE
1,511
10
16
Elena Dementieva
RUS
1,447
16
17
Amélie Mauresmo
FRA
1,406
11
18
Sybille Bammer
AUT
1,370
21
19
Martina Hingis
SUI
1,337
13
20
Tatiana Golovin
FRA
1,218
14
Players in Gold are guaranteed a place in 2007 WTA Tour Championships .
Players in Blue qualify for the 2007 WTA Tour Championships.
See also
External links
References