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Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters reached the world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She won six major titles, four in singles and two in doubles. Clijsters competed professionally from 1997 in an era in which her primary rivals were compatriot Justine Henin and Serena Williams. Coming from a country with limited success in men's or women's tennis, Clijsters became the first Belgian player to attain the No. 1 ranking. Together with Henin, she established Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis as the two of them led their country to their first Fed Cup crown in 2001 and were the top two players in the world in late 2003. Individually, Clijsters won 41 singles titles and 11 doubles titles on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. She was a three-time winner of the WTA Tour Championships. Between singles and doubles, she has been a champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 WTA Tour Championships
The 2010 WTA Tour Championships was held in Doha, Qatar from October 26 to October 31. It was the third and final time that the Khalifa International Tennis Complex hosted the WTA Tour Year-End Singles and Doubles Championships. In 2011 the competition will move to Istanbul, Turkey. Serena Williams was the defending singles champion. She qualified again but withdrew due to a continuing foot injury. Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez were the defending doubles champions, but they didn't qualify this year. Elena Dementieva announced her retirement from tennis in the tournament after 13 years of playing and two Grand Slam finals, as well as an Olympic gold medal. Finals Singles Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3. * It was Clijsters' fifth title of the year and 40th of her career. It was her third win at the event, also winning in 2002 and 2003. Doubles Gisela Dulko / 'Flavia Pennetta defeated Květa Peschke / Katarin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 US Open – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was her second US Open title and her second major singles title overall. She became the first unseeded player and wild card to win the title, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Following her win, she appeared at 19th in the rankings. This was the first time since the 2007 Australian Open where Clijsters participated in a major, as she was contesting just her third tournament since coming out of retirement. Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Clijsters. A foot fault was called for Williams at the end of the second set, producing two match points for Clijsters. Williams argued the call and was given a point penalty for intimidating a line judge, ending the match (having already had a warning for racquet abuse earlier in the match). Svetlana Kuznetsova's loss in the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 US Open – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open. It was her first major singles title and first of an eventual three US Open titles. Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but was defeated by Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round. Kuznetsova became the first US Open champion to lose in the first round of her title defense. This was the first major tournament in which Maria Sharapova competed as the world No. 1. She was defeated in the semifinals by Clijsters. This was also the final major appearance for former world No. 2 and 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Championship match statistics References External links Drawsheet Source [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 French Open – Women's Singles
Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 French Open. Clijsters became the first Belgian woman to reach a major singles final, having won an all-Belgian semifinal against Justine Henin for the honor. Mary Pierce was the reigning champion, but did not compete due to a back injury. This marked the first major in which future major champion Marion Bartoli competed in the main draw. It also marked the French Open debut of 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals, her best result at the tournament until her title run nine years later. This was the last major to feature only 16 seeds. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jennifer Capriati is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 French Open – Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 French Open. It was her first major singles title, and she became the first Belgian to win a major; Clijsters (also Belgian) was attempting to achieve the same accolade. The final made Belgium the third country in the Open Era (following Australia and the United States) to have two countrywomen contest a major final. Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated by Henin-Hardenne in the semifinals, ending her winning streak of 33 major matches. This marked the final major appearance of former world No. 1 and nine-time major champion Monica Seles, who was defeated by Nadia Petrova in the first round. This was Seles' only first-round loss at a major in her career. It was also the first French Open appearance for future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova, who was defeated by Magüi Serna in the first round. Seeds Qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Elena Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaya. Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez ''(final)'' Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (champions) Serena Williams / Venus Williams ''(third round)'' Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond ''(semifinals)'' Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva ''(third round)'' Jelena Dokić / Nadia Petrova ''(second round)'' Janette Husárová / Conchita Martínez ''(quarterfinals)'' Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova ''(quarterfinals)'' Daniela Hantuchová / Chanda Rubin ''(second round)'' Liezel Huber / Magdalena Maleeva ''(third round)'' Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Meghann Shaughnessy ''(second round)'' Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch ''(quarterfinals) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of WTA Number 1 Ranked Singles Tennis Players
The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou .... Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WTA has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since November 3, 1975. Since 1975, 28 women have been ranked No. 1 by the WTA, of which 15 have been year-end No. 1. WTA No. 1 ranked singles players The rankings are sourced by the ''WTA Media Guide'' and the WTA website (which usually revises its rankings every Sunday night or Monday morning, except whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 French Open – Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the two-time defending champions, but were defeated in the final by Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–9. Seeds # Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez ''(finals)'' # Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama (champions) # Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond ''(third round)'' # Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva ''(semifinals)'' # Jelena Dokic / Nadia Petrova ''(third round)'' # Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova ''(third round)'' # Petra Mandula / Patricia Wartusch ''(third round)'' # Liezel Huber / Magdalena Maleeva ''(first round)'' # Daniela Hantuchová / Chanda Rubin ''(semifinals)'' # Conchita Martínez / Meghann Shaughnessy ''(first round)'' # Janette Husárová / Barbara Schett ''(quarterfinals)'' # Nathalie Dechy / Émilie Loit ''(quarterfinals)'' # Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik ''(second round)'' # Shinobu Asagoe / Nana Smith ''(second round)'' # Emmanuelle Gagliar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Defending champion Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second Wimbledon singles title and her sixth major singles title overall. This was the first Wimbledon appearance of future world No. 1 and five-time major champion Maria Sharapova, who lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. Sharapova would win the title the following year. It was also the first Wimbledon appearance of future champion Marion Bartoli, who lost to Daniela Hantuchová in the first round. The semifinals featured the top four seeds, which last occurred in 1995.Parsons, John (2003). ''The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003''. 2 Puddle Dock London: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. . This was the first major since the 1987 Australian Open to not feature either Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, or Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Seeds Serena Williams (champion) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Australian Open – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2003 Australian Open. It was their second Australian Open title together and sixth major title together overall. Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova were the reigning champions, but Hingis did not participate. Kournikova partnered Chanda Rubin, but lost in the third round to Conchita Martínez and Nadia Petrova. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links 2003 Australian Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there ... Official Results Archive (Australian Open)Official Result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA Tour Records
This is a list of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) records since its inception in June 1973. Some records additionally extend back a few more years in order to include the immediately preceding Virginia Slims Circuit era for completeness. The Virginia Slims Circuit started in September 1970 and was replaced in 1973 by the WTA. These however do not make up the entire Open Era records (1968 – present). For those, see Open Era tennis records – Women's singles. Grand Slam tournaments Titles and finals , , , Most titles / finals at a single tournament Most titles won in a season in Open Era Consecutive records * Active streaks in bold Sources: Except for the information concerning active players, the source for the all-time table is the '2014 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide'. Court and Wade began their careers and were winning tournaments long before the Open Era started in 1968; therefore, the statistics shown abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Hopman Cup
The 2001 Hopman Cup (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis championship won by Switzerland's Martina Hingis and Roger Federer. Hingis and Federer defeated Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill of the United States in the final. The tournament was hosted at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia from 30 December 2000 through 6 January 2001. Overall standings Play-off Belgium vs. Japan Group A Teams and standings South Africa vs. Australia South Africa vs. Thailand Switzerland vs. Australia Switzerland vs. South Africa Switzerland vs. Thailand Thailand vs. Australia Group B Teams and standings Belgium vs. Russia Russia vs. Slovakia Slovakia vs. Belgium United States vs. Belgium United States vs. Russia United States vs. Slovakia Final External links * {{2001 in tennis Hopman Cups by year Hopman Cup Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup is an inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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