Sony Ericsson Championships winner to get record prize money
In 2008, the winner of the most prestigious event on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour will receive a record $1,485,000, the largest single guaranteed payout in women’s tennis today. The total tournament prize money...
Henin, Jankovic first to qualify for Sony Ericsson Championships
Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic are the first women to qualify for the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid, November 6-11. The Belgian and the Serb are currently in first and second place respectively...
Serena Williams fifth to qualify for Sony Ericsson Championships
World number six Serena Williams is the fifth player to qualify for the season-ending Championships, after Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ana Ivanovic. By reaching the final of the Kremlin Cup in...
Chakvetadze sixth to qualify for Sony Ericsson Championships
World number seven Anna Chakvetadze is the sixth player to qualify for the season-ending Championships, which will take place in Madrid, Spain from November 6-11. This great achievement was expected from the Russian taking...
Venus Williams withdraws from Sony Ericsson Championships; Sharapova and Hantuchova to play
Venus Williams, originally in seventh place in the Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships points standing, has been forced to withdraw. Williams suffered dizziness during the US Open earlier this year and has been...
Sony Ericsson Championships draw announced
The draw for the 2007 Sony Ericsson Championships has been announced today in Madrid. There are two groups of four players, which play in a round-robin format. The leader of the yellow group is...
Justine Henin starts with confident win in Madrid
Top-seeded Justine Henin claimed an opening round-robin victory at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid defeating seventh-seeded Anna Chakvetadze 6-1 7-6(4).
The Belgian world number one quickly took the first set, in which she had...
Maria Sharapova makes winning start in Madrid
Maria Sharapova defeated Daniela Hantuchova 6-4 7-5 in a thrilling first match of the red group at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid.
The match started with an exchange of breaks. Then, the players held...
Battling Ivanovic beats Kuznetsova in Madrid
Ana Ivanovic got a beautiful birthday present, a hard-fought 6-1 4-6 7-5 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid.
The Serbian world number four broke the Russian world number two three...
Justine Henin demolishes Jelena Jankovic at WTA Championships in Madrid
Jelena Jankovic’s nightmares continue; Justine Henin defeated her 6-2 6-2 today at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid and is now 9-0 against the Serb.
Henin vs. Jankovic matches I used to consider a rivalry,...
