Top two seeds upset in Tashkent, Nadia Petrova advances in Seoul

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Top seed Alexandra Dulgheru and second seed Akgul Amanmuradova were upset in the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open. At the other tournament played this week, Hansol Korea Open, top seed Nadia Petrova advanced to...

Safina advances, Groth and Ivanovic fall in Seoul

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Jarmila Groth lost her first match since winning her maiden WTA title over the weekend in Guangzhou, falling to world No.19 and top seed Nadia Petrova 6-3 6-2  in the opening round of the...

Forty years of prosperity of WTA and Billie Jean King

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This week marks 40 years since the formation of the WTA, when nine women, led by Billie Jean King, in September 1970 signed $1 contracts and founded the Virginia Slims Circuit, later to become...

Tamira Paszek wins Bell Challenge for second WTA title

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Qualifier Tamira Paszek defeated Bethanie Mattek Sands in the final of the Bell Challenge in Quebec City to win her second Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title and her first one since Portoroz in 2006. The...

Jarmila Groth beats Alla Kudryavtseva in Guangzhou for first WTA title

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Australian world No.55 Jarmila Groth defeated Russian world No.103 Alla Kudryavtseva in the Landsky Lighting Guangzhou International Women's Open final for her first WTA title. The following article is of my blogging friend John...

Jarmila Groth, Alla Kudryavtseva move into Guangzhou final

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Top seed Jarmila Groth and unseeded Alla Kudryavtseva will play their first WTA final at the $220,000 Landsky Lighting Guangzhou International Women's Open in China. They both had quick victories in their semifinals. Groth...

Top six Spanish players boycott Fed Cup 2011 round one

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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Arantxa Parra Sontonja, Carla Suarez Navarro, Nuria Llogostera Vives  and Lourdes Dominguez Lino are refusing to play the first round of 2011 Fed Cup competition against Estonia...

Кim Clijsters wins US Open and falls in the rankings, how come?

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Many of you may have noticed that Kim Clijsters has fallen in the rankings, from No.3 to No.5, right after winning the US Open. On the other hand, the loser of the final Vera...

Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko first doubles team to qualify for Doha 2010

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Italy’s Flavia Pennetta and Argentina’s Gisela Dulko earned their first appearance in the season-ending WTA Championships by virtue of their great doubles results this season which include five doubles titles (Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, Bastad....

Daryl wins Sam Stosur’s autograph on Best of The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 Zagat® Guide

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I'm happy to announce that another contest on Women's Tennis Blog has passed very well and the winner this time is Daryl. The Best of The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 Zagat® Guide signed...
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