News for 'WTA Finals'

Sania-Vania in Morocco Open final

Sania-Vania in Morocco Open final

Rediff.com19 May 2007

The Indo-US pair got a walkover in the semi-finals, as their opponents, Camille Pin and Milagros Sequera, pulled out because of illness.

Tennis Roundup: Federer reaches 11th Halle final; Kvitova into Birmingham final

Tennis Roundup: Federer reaches 11th Halle final; Kvitova into Birmingham final

Rediff.com24 Jun 2017

Top seed Roger Federer will challenge for a ninth Halle Open title after reaching the Wimbledon warm-up event final with a 6-4 7-6(5) victory over rising Russian talent Karen Khachanov on Saturday.

Wozniacki, Bartoli reach Indian Wells final

Wozniacki, Bartoli reach Indian Wells final

Rediff.com19 Mar 2011

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and 15th-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli advanced smoothly to the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with commanding victories on Friday.

French Open PIX: Alcaraz, Djokovic power into quarters

French Open PIX: Alcaraz, Djokovic power into quarters

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

Images from Day 8 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sabalenka through; Medvedev survives

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz, Sabalenka through; Medvedev survives

Rediff.com9 Jul 2023

Carlos Alcaraz came through a testing third round encounter against Nicolas Jarry.

Here's what Sania says after SanTina's 41-match win streak ends

Here's what Sania says after SanTina's 41-match win streak ends

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis lost 2-6, 6-4, 10-5 to Russian pair Elena Vesnina and Daria Kasatkina late on Thursday night.

Osaka rescinds decision, agrees to play

Osaka rescinds decision, agrees to play

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

'However, after my announcement and lengthy consultation with the WTA and USTA, I have agreed at their request to play on Friday. They offered to postpone all matches until Friday and in my mind that brings more attention to the movement. I want to thank the WTA and the Tournament for their support.'

Kyrgios' sudden withdrawal leaves team in a funk

Kyrgios' sudden withdrawal leaves team in a funk

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Kyrgios, who opted out of Australia's Davis Cup team this year, later posted a video on Instagram where he was seen out in the sunshine at a harbour with the caption 'Beautiful day'.

Halep finally feels like a real world number one

Halep finally feels like a real world number one

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

The 26-year-old first reached the top last October but lost the spot 16 weeks later having not hoisted a Grand Slam trophy.

Sania enters semi-finals

Sania enters semi-finals

Rediff.com26 Aug 2005

The Indian ace registered an easy 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italy's Roberta Vinci at the Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic.

Defending champions Sania-Cara reach Tokyo Open final

Defending champions Sania-Cara reach Tokyo Open final

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Putting up yet another dominating performance, defending champions Sania Mirza and Cara Black outclassed Jelena Jankovic and Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-3, 6-2 to reach the summit clash of the WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo on Friday.

Meet the top women's contenders at Australian Open

Meet the top women's contenders at Australian Open

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

Penpix of the top women's contenders at the 2021 Australian Open

Kerber matches Serena's title record this season with Stanford triumph

Kerber matches Serena's title record this season with Stanford triumph

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Runner-up Pliskova will move into the top-10 of the world rankings for the first time in her career

Clijsters wins Eastbourne final

Clijsters wins Eastbourne final

Rediff.com18 Jun 2005

It's final number 25 for Sania Mirza!

It's final number 25 for Sania Mirza!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Sania Mirza has received another lift in her already booming career. The Indian tennis ace reached the 25th doubles final of her career at the WTA New Haven Open.

Halep beats Pliskova to win Dubai final

Halep beats Pliskova to win Dubai final

Rediff.com22 Feb 2015

Romania's Simona Halep overcame Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 7-6(4) in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday to claim her 10th WTA singles title.

Alcaraz dominates Cobolli; Swiatek begins French Open defense

Alcaraz dominates Cobolli; Swiatek begins French Open defense

Rediff.com30 May 2023

Alcaraz was impressive in his first Grand Slam match since his US Open triumph last year

Navratilova unhappy with ITF silence on Williams slur

Navratilova unhappy with ITF silence on Williams slur

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

Multiple Grand Slam winner Martina Navratilova questioned the "silence" of the International Tennis Federation after one of its members described world number one Serena Williams and older sister Venus as "brothers".

Tennis rankings: Sharan breaks into top-50, Sania drops to 9th spot

Tennis rankings: Sharan breaks into top-50, Sania drops to 9th spot

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

According to the latest rankings issued on Monday, the left-handed Sharan is ranked 50th after gaining a place. He had reached the final of the last three tournaments he participated in, winning the ATP 250 European Open, while ending runner-up at Challenger events in Brest and Tashkent with different partners.

Sania romps into Cincinnati semi-finals

Sania romps into Cincinnati semi-finals

Rediff.com21 Jul 2007

The third seeded Indian ace easily beat Olga Govortsova of Belarus at the US $175,000 WTA Tier III event.

Sania-Elena enter Indian Wells quarter-finals

Sania-Elena enter Indian Wells quarter-finals

Rediff.com12 Mar 2012

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina recovered from a second-set lapse against Timea Bacsinszky and Alberta Brianti to advance to the doubles quarter-finals of the Indian Wells WTA Premier event.

Sania-Chan in Istanbul Cup final

Sania-Chan in Istanbul Cup final

Rediff.com25 May 2007

The Indian ace and her Chinese partner Yang-Jan Chan beat Mervana Jugic-Salkic of Bosnia and Italy's Romina Oprandi in the semi-finals.

Paris Open: Kerber upsets Bartoli in final

Paris Open: Kerber upsets Bartoli in final

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

Germany's Angelique Kerber stunned home favourite Marion Bartoli 7-6, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Paris Open on Sunday and seal the first WTA tour title of her career.

Sania-Hingis enter China Open final, poised for eight crown

Sania-Hingis enter China Open final, poised for eight crown

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair stormed into the final of the China Open, beating the wild card Chinese duo of Chen Liang and Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-3 in the semi-finals, in Beijing, on Friday.

Sania-Hingis waltz into Miami Open final

Sania-Hingis waltz into Miami Open final

Rediff.com4 Apr 2015

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis are in line to win their second title in a row as they breezed into the Miami Open final with a straight sets win over Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic.

Sharapova delights on return from layoff

Sharapova delights on return from layoff

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Maria Sharapova had not completed a match since losing at Wimbledon in July, so the Russian was naturally thrilled to emerge with a victory at the WTA finals on Sunday after taking time to heal from a number of ailments.

Henin, Mauresmo to clash in final

Henin, Mauresmo to clash in final

Rediff.com12 Nov 2006

Justine Henin-Hardenne clinched the year-end number one spot and a place in the final of the WTA Championships when she ended Maria Sharapova's 19-match winning streak.

Williams to meet Sharapova in final

Williams to meet Sharapova in final

Rediff.com15 Nov 2004

Berrettini powers into fourth round at Indian Wells

Berrettini powers into fourth round at Indian Wells

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

Badosa beats Fernandez; Swiatek, Halep storm into quarter-finals

Uberoi-Czink reach doubles semi-final

Uberoi-Czink reach doubles semi-final

Rediff.com22 Sep 2006

They will now take on Beygelzimer and Yuliana Fedak for a berth in the final.

Serena, Sharapova on course for final

Serena, Sharapova on course for final

Rediff.com12 Aug 2006

Serena beat Meghann Shaughnessy while Sharapova beat Dinara Safina to move into the Los Angeles Open semi-finals.

Wozniacki to face Vesnina in Charleston final

Wozniacki to face Vesnina in Charleston final

Rediff.com10 Apr 2011

World number one Caroline Wozniacki defeated Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-4 Saturday to set up a final meeting with Russian Elena Vesnina at the Family Circle Cup.

US Open PIX: Alcaraz, Medvedev in quarters; Jabeur sent packing

US Open PIX: Alcaraz, Medvedev in quarters; Jabeur sent packing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

IMAGES from Day 8 of the action at the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York on Monday.

Sharapova in Japan Open final

Sharapova in Japan Open final

Rediff.com4 Oct 2003

The Russian made it to her first WTA Tour final with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Zheng Jie of China.

Injured Serena hands Li place in Rome final

Injured Serena hands Li place in Rome final

Rediff.com19 May 2012

Tournament favourite Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open on Saturday with a lower back injury, the WTA said.

Coach promises more fireworks from 'dynamite' Swiatek

Coach promises more fireworks from 'dynamite' Swiatek

Rediff.com5 Jun 2022

Iga Swiatek is dynamite on court and the fireworks have just started, her coach Tomasz Wiktorowski said on Saturday after the world number one clinched her second Grand Slam title at the French Open.

ATP to trial off-court coaching including at US Open

ATP to trial off-court coaching including at US Open

Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

The ATP said that penalties and fines would apply for abuse or misuse of the coaching conditions and that the trial will be assessed at the end of the 2022 season for potential inclusion in future.

Chinese tennis star says she is safe in video call with Olympic official

Chinese tennis star says she is safe in video call with Olympic official

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

The United States and Britain had also called for China to provide proof of Peng's whereabouts.

Injury layoff gave me a chance to look through my schedule: Sharapova

Injury layoff gave me a chance to look through my schedule: Sharapova

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Maria Sharapova is used to having to rebuild from scratch after suffering a string of debilitating injuries throughout her career, but the Russian is still surprised at how well she is playing in her latest comeback at the WTA Finals.

Sports Shorts: Wawrinka and Tsonga humbled in Japan

Sports Shorts: Wawrinka and Tsonga humbled in Japan

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

Tatsuma Ito and Michal Przysiezny claimed the biggest wins of their careers at the Japan Open on Tuesday when the local wildcard knocked out top seed Stan Wawrinka and the Polish qualifier saved match points to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.