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WTA CALENDAR AS OF DECEMBER 2014
2015
Women’s Tennis Association
Media Guide
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Compiled by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Communications Department
Editor-in-Chief: Kevin Fischer
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Table of Contents
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Story�� 4-6
WTA Media Information��7
Stacey Allaster - WTA Chairman & CEO ��8
WTA Organizational Structure��9
WTA Leadership Team & Senior Management�� 10
WTA Personnel�� 11-13
WTA Player Development�� 14-15
WTA Staff Directory �� 16
CALENDAR AND TOURNAMENTS
2015 WTA Quick-Find Calendar�� 18-19
2015 WTA Profile�� 20
Grand Slam Profiles �� 22
WTA Premier Mandatory Profiles�� 23
WTA Premier 5 Profiles�� 24
WTA Finals�� 25
2015 Tournament Directory�� 26-35
WTA 125K Series Information�� 35
Directory of Key Organizations�� 36
International Tennis Federation�� 38
WTA PLAYER PROFILES
Reference Notes �� 40
Player Birthdays�� 42
Player Name Pronunciations �� 43
Player Profiles�� 44-160
2014 REVIEW: RANKINGS AND STATISTICS
2014 Year-End Singles Rankings�� 162
2014 Year-End Doubles Rankings�� 163
2014 Prize Money Leaders �� 164
2014 Tournament Results��165-166
2014 By the Numbers��167-169
2014 Match Facts �� 170
ALL-TIME RANKINGS AND STATISTICS
2015 WTA Ranking System�� 172
No.1 Singles Ranking History�� 173
No.1 Doubles Ranking History�� 174
All-Time Top 10 History�� 175
Career-High Ranking Leaders �� 176
No.1 vs. No.2��177-178
Ranking Facts��179-181
Season-Ending Top 10 Singles Rankings��182-183
Season-Ending Top 10 Prize Money Leaders ��184-185
Prize Money Records ��186-187
Title Records��188-190
Match Records��191-193
WTA Awards��194-195
GRAND SLAM HISTORY
Grand Slam Leaderboard ��198-200
Australian Open��201-207
Roland Garros ��208-214
The Championships, Wimbledon ��215-221
US Open��222-229
Olympic Tennis and Fed Cup Results�� 230
WTA FINALS HISTORY
WTA Finals History ��232-242
WTA LEGENDS: FORMER NO.1 RANKED PLAYERS AND GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS
WTA Legends��244-256
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WTA Story
On September 23, 1970, Billie Jean King, joined by Rosemary Casals, Nancy Richey, Kerry Melville, Peaches Bartkowicz, Kristy Pigeon, Judy
Dalton, Valerie Ziegenfuss and Julie Heldman, decided to participate in the inaugural $7,500 Virginia Slims of Houston event.
Billie Jean King and her group of eight other renegades
were revolutionary by 1970s standards. A full two years
ahead of the passage of Title IX in the United States,
they envisioned a better future for women’s tennis. In
September 1970, the birth of women’s professional
tennis was launched when nine players signed $1
contracts with World Tennis publisher Gladys Heldman to
compete in a new women’s tour, the Virginia Slims Series.
The Original 9, as they were called, included Billie Jean
King, Rosie Casals, Nancy Richey, Kerry Melville, Peaches
Bartkowicz, Kristy Pigeon, Judy Dalton, Valerie Ziegenfuss
and Julie Heldman.
Heldman, along with her friend Joe Cullman from
Philip Morris and several others, provided women’s
professional tennis the opportunity the Original 9 and
so many others sought. The inaugural $7,500 Virginia
Slims of Houston was established on September
23, 1970 and it was the event that became the
groundbreaker for all others.
1971 – The Virginia Slims Series debuted with 19
tournaments, with a total purse of $309,100 on offer in
the United States and Billie Jean King became the first
female athlete to cross the six-figure mark in season
earnings.
1973 – Billie Jean King founded the Women’s Tennis
Association, uniting all of women’s professional tennis
in one tour. The WTA was born out of a meeting held
in a room at the Gloucester Hotel in London the week
before Wimbledon. US Open, for the first time, offered
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equal prize money to the men and women.
1974 – The WTA signed the first television broadcast
contract in the history of the Association (with CBS).
1975 – The Virginia Slims Series was streamlined to an 11week tour of the US, concluding at the end of March.
1976 – Colgate assumed sponsorship of the tour events
from April to November for four years. At the Palm
Springs event, Chris Evert became the first female
athlete to cross $1 million in career earnings.
1977 – New York hosted the Virginia Slims Championships
for the first time.
1979 – Avon, replacing Virginia Slims as winter circuit
sponsor, offered a record $100,000 to the winner of
the Avon Circuit Championship.
1980 – By now more than 250 women were playing
professionally all over the world in a Tour consisting
of 47 global events, offering a total $7.2 million in
prize money.
1982 – Martina Navratilova became the first woman to
earn over $1 million in a season
1983 – Virginia Slims returned, replacing Avon and
Toyota, who replaced Colgate in 1981, to sponsor the
first unified Circuit of more than $10 million.
1984 – Navratilova received a $1-million bonus from
the ITF for winning Roland Garros and thus holding
all four Grand Slam singles crowns at the same time,
having won Wimbledon and the US and Australian
Opens in 1983. Navratilova crossed the $2-million
mark in season earnings, more than men’s No.1 John
McEnroe. The Australian Open joined the US Open
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in offering the women’s event equal prize money
(temporarily did not between 1996-2000).
1986 – Navratilova passed $10 million in career earnings
by winning the US Indoors.
1988 – Steffi Graf became the second woman in the
Open Era to complete a calendar year Grand Slam,
and made it a ‘Golden Grand Slam’ by winning the
Olympic title in Seoul.
1990 – Another Philip Morris company, Kraft General
Foods, replaced Virginia Slims after 15 years of loyal
sponsorship. The tour’s prize purse increased to $23
million and concluded the season at Madison Square
Garden, in New York, with the first-ever $1-million
tournament in women’s sports. Navratilova won a
record ninth Wimbledon singles title.
1991 – Monica Seles became only the second player to
pass the $2-million mark in season earnings and would
better men’s leader Stefan Edberg in ‘91 and ‘92.
1995 – The WTA Players Association merged with the
Women’s Tennis Council to form the WTA Tour, and
after Monica Seles’ inspiring return to the sport in
the summer, the Corel software corporation came
on as title sponsor at the end of the year; prize
money of the season-ending Championships
doubled to $2 million.
1997 – On March 30, Martina Hingis became the
fastest player ever to win $1 million in a season and
a day later became the youngest-ever world No. 1,
ending Graf’s record reign (for men and women) of
377 total weeks.
1998 – By winning Leipzig, Graf eclipsed Navratilova’s alltime prize money record.
1999 – After 17 years, Graf retired from the Tour with 22
Grand Slam singles titles and a record $21,895,277 in
career earnings.
2000 – Sanex bodycare products came on board as
the Tour’s title sponsor for three years. After 22
consecutive years, Madison Square Garden hosted its
last season-ending Championships
2001 – The Australian Open returned to equal prize
money and overall Tour prize money increased to $50
million in 63 events, including the first-ever Middle
Eastern Tour events in Doha, Qatar and Dubai, UAE.
Munich hosted the season-ending Championships.
Jennifer Capriati capped a fairytale return to the sport
by winning her first two career Grand Slam titles and
rising to No. 1 in October.
2002 – The Williams sisters fulfilled their father’s prophecy
by becoming the No.1 players in the world, first Venus
in February, then Serena in July. Serena won three
majors, defeating her older sister in each final. Los
Angeles hosted the season-ending Championships
for the first time since 1976.
2003 – The “Get In Touch With Your Feminine Side”
marketing campaign was launched, at the time it
was the Tour’s most significant branding effort in its
history. Serena Williams won the Australian Open
to complete the “Serena Slam” while Kim Clijsters
became the first female athlete to earn $4 million in
season earnings.
2004 – Dubai Duty Free became Presenting Sponsor of
the Middle East/Asia-Pacific region, while Whirlpool
came on board as European Premier Sponsor. The
season will be remembered as the year of the Russian
emergence, with Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova
and Svetlana Kuznetsova claiming their nation’s first
Grand Slam singles titles.
2005 – Sony Ericsson became the Tour’s worldwide title
sponsor in a landmark $88-million, six-year deal, the
largest and most comprehensive sponsorship in the
history of tennis and of women’s professional sport.
As winner of the US Open Series, Kim Clijsters earns
double prize money for winning the US Open; her $2.2
million prize cheque was the single biggest payday in
women’s sports and in any official tennis event, men’s
or women’s.
2006 – Worldwide title sponsor Sony Ericsson unveiled
several game-changing innovations designed to
make the sport more fan-friendly and interactive
(such as electronic line-calling and on-court coaching).
Partnerships with USANA Health Sciences and Travelex
were announced, along with the extension of the
Tour’s partnership with Eurosport/Regency into 2011,
becoming the largest TV deal in the history of women’s
tennis; European Premier Sponsor Whirlpool extended
its agreement for three years. Martina Navratilova
ended her 32-year career in which she amassed more
titles than any other female or male player. A global
partnership with UNESCO was announced to advance
gender equality and promote women’s leadership in
society.
2007 – The Board of Directors approved the Roadmap
circuit reform, the most sweeping changes in WTA
history which included a shorter season, fan-friendly
structure and 40 percent increase in Tour prize money
(from 2009). The historic achievement of equal prize
money at Roland Garros and Wimbledon meant
that following a 30-year campaign that began with
Billie Jean King, all four majors offered parity for the
first time. After two successful years in Madrid, the
Tour announced the season-ending Sony Ericsson
Championships would move to Doha, Qatar for 20082010 and to Istanbul, Turkey from 2011-13. Justine
Henin became the first woman to earn $5 million in a
single season.
2008 – Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Tour unveiled
the largest advertising campaign in its history,
“Looking For A Hero?,” which was launched on the
eve of Wimbledon. Around the same time, the Tour’s
Asia-Pacific headquarters opened in Beijing, China,
complementing existing offices in St Petersburg,
Florida and London, England. Dubai Duty Free
announced an extension of its Tour sponsorship
through 2011, while Justine Henin became the first
player to retire while ranked No.1 in the world, saying
goodbye to professional tennis at the age of 25. A
record five different women held the No.1 ranking
during the season (Henin, Sharapova, Ivanovic,
Jankovic, S.Williams), while Doha, Qatar made a
successful debut as host of the season-ending Sony
Ericsson Championships.
2009 – Off the court, Stacey Allaster succeeded Larry
Scott as chairman and CEO of the WTA, while on
court the historic Roadmap circuit reforms became
a reality. Serena Williams secured the year-end No.1
during the WTA Championships, where she became
the first player in history to earn more than $6million
in prize money in a single season. Caroline Wozniacki
reached a Tour-leading eight finals, winning three of
them. The 53 titles were won by 34 different players,
producing 13 first-time champions and proving the
depth of women’s tennis. Kim Clijsters stormed out
of retirement and won the US Open in only her third
tournament back.
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WTA Story
continued
2010 – The WTA celebrated the 40th anniversary
of women’s professional tennis, marking four
decades of unprecedented growth and an
increase in annual prize money from $309,100 to
$85 million. Serena Williams collected two more
Grand Slam titles but it was Caroline Wozniacki
who secured the year-end No.1 ranking after
picking up six titles. Kim Clijsters was crowned
champion at the WTA Championships – Doha after
picking up her third, and second consecutive,
US Open singles crown. Justine Henin made a
comeback from retirement and soared to No.12,
while Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian
to win a Grand Slam title with victory at Roland
Garros. Sony Ericsson renewed its sponsorship
with a 2-year extension, while new sponsorship
deals were signed with Oriflame, as official
cosmetics partner, and Peak, as tennis apparel
provider in Asia-Pacific.
2011 – Kim Clijsters began the season by winning
her fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open,
which was followed by three first-time Grand Slam
champions: Li Na became the first player from Asia
to win a Grand Slam singles title at Roland Garros;
Petra Kvitova broke through at Wimbledon, one
of her six titles during the season; and Samantha
Stosur dominated at the US Open, defeating
Serena Williams in the final. For the first time in
WTA history, 10 different nations were represented
in the world’s Top 10 rankings. The TEB BNP Paribas
WTA Championships made a successful debut
in Istanbul, Turkey, with more than 70,000 fans
in attendance. Off court, the WTA launched its
global advertising campaign ‘Strong is Beautiful’,
featuring 40 players, in more than 80 markets. BNP
Paribas and its Turkish partner TEB signed on as
the title sponsor of the Championships, and Rolex
became the official timekeeper of the prestigious
season-ending event. Jetstar was announced as
the WTA’s official airline partner in Asia-Pacific,
while sponsorship renewals were secured with
European cosmetics brand Oriflame, and global
vitamin and health supplement manufacturer
USANA. The Board of Directors extended Stacey
Allaster’s CEO contract through 2017, seeing her
become the second-longest serving CEO in WTA
history.
2012 – Victoria Azarenka became the fourth firsttime Grand Slam winner in a row with her maiden
victory at the Australian Open, duly becoming
the 21st woman to hold the world No.1 singles
ranking. Maria Sharapova captured her first
Roland Garros title to become the sixth woman
in the Open Era to complete a career Grand Slam,
returning to No.1 for four weeks. But the second
half of the season belonged to Serena Williams,
who defeated Sharapova for a fifth Wimbledon
singles title and again to seal her career Golden
Slam with gold at the London Olympics; Serena
also combined with Venus to win the doubles
at both events at the All England Club. Serena
went on to edge Azarenka for a fourth US Open
crown, her 15th Grand Slam title, and capped
the season by winning the TEB BNP Paribas WTA
Championships in Istanbul, again at Sharapova’s
expense. The Italian duo of Sara Errani and
Roberta Vinci emerged as a force in doubles,
winning Roland Garros and the US Open, but it
was the Russian pair of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia
Petrova who prevailed at Istanbul. After three
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years in Bali, the Tournament of Champions, the
season finale of the International Series, moved
to Sofia, Bulgaria, with Petrova again triumphant
— this time in singles. The WTA also said farewell
to two popular stars of women’s tennis in multiple
Grand Slam champion, Kim Clijsters, and former
world No.1 doubles player, Gisela Dulko. Clijsters
called time on her illustrious career at the US
Open leaving the sport and her legion of fans with
memories of her four Grand Slam titles, 20 weeks
as world No.1 and engaging persona both on and
off the court. Off court, for the first time since
the 1980s, all nine members of the trailblazing
Original 9 were reunited during the Family Circle
Cup in Charleston, while preparations began for
celebrations to mark the WTA’s 40th anniversary,
to be celebrated in 2013.
2013 - Founded by Billie Jean King in 1973, the WTA
recognized four decades of growth and achievement
with a season-long campaign named 40 LOVE. The
campaign showcased the pioneers of the game and
the current stars that all contributed to the ongoing
success of women’s professional tennis and the WTA.
In a year celebrating the growth of the tour, Serena
Williams enjoyed a record-setting season with
personal-bests in titles (11 - most since 1997), match
win percentage (.951 - best since 1999), prize money
($12,385,572 - third highest in tennis history, men or
women), match wins (74) and the longest match
win streak (34) since 2000. Williams continued her
climb up the Grand Slam record charts improving
her overall total to 17 Grand Slam singles titles by
winning Roland Garros and the US Open before
capping her record-setting season by winning the
title at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in
the event’s final year in Istanbul. The year-end event
will be held in Singapore for its next five editions
(2014-18). Williams ended the year as world No.1 for
the third time in her career, followed by No.2 Victoria
Azarenka, who defended her Australian Open title.
Li Na finished the 2013 season ranked No.3, the
highest ranking obtained by a Asian player - man
or woman. Four Chinese women finished the year
in the Top 60 (also No.43 Peng Shuai, No.52 Zhang
Shuai, No.53 Zheng Jie), the most Chinese women
in a year-end WTA ranking. On the doubles front
Peng combined with Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh SuWei to win five titles including Wimbledon and the
WTA Championships. 2013 saw the emergence of
Rising Stars with 16 players born in 1993 (or later)
finishing in the year-end Top 100, including eight
in the Top 50. Genie Bouchard, who reached QF or
better at 5 of her 17 main draw events in 2013, was
voted 2013 Newcomer of the Year by international
tennis media. Meanwhile Rising Stars Madison Keys,
Laura Robson, Sloane Stephens and Elina Svitolina
ascended the rankings finishing the year in the Top
50. With players competing for a record-setting
$118 million in prize money, 25 players finished the
year with at least $1million in prize money (previous
record was 2010, 19).
2014 - The WTA crowned 13 maiden title winners
in 2014: Genie Bouchard (Nürnberg), Caroline
Garcia (Bogota), Madison Keys (Eastbourne), Karin
Knapp (Tashkent), Garbiñe Muguruza (Hobart),
Kurumi Nara (Rio de Janeiro), Tsvetana Pironkova
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(Sydney), Monica Puig (Strasbourg), Alison Riske
(Tianjin), Carla Suarez Navarro (Oeiras), MariaTeresa Torro-Flor (Marrakech), Coco Vandeweghe
(‘s-Hertogenbosch), Donna Vekic (Kuala Lumpur).
And, for the first time since 2011 and just the 11th
time in the Open Era there were four different
Grand Slam Champions in 2014. Chinese great
Li Na captured her second Grand Slam title in
Melbourne, Maria Sharapova won her 5th Grand
Slam title at Roland Garros, Petra Kvitova showed
impeccable form to claim her second Wimbledon
title and Serena Williams did not drop a set en
route to her third straight US Open title. At Roland
Garros, Simona Halep became the first Romanian
woman to reach a Grand Slam final in 34 years (last
was 1980 Roland Garros, R-Up Ruzici) and backed it
up with SF run at Wimbledon. Also at Wimbledon,
Genie Bouchard became Canada’s first Grand Slam
singles finalist, male or female and made her Top 10
debut at No.7, beating the previous Canadian best
of No.8 (Bassett-Seguso). The doubles team of Sara
Errani and Roberta Vinci won 5 titles and completed
the career Grand Slam at Wimbledon – just the 5th
team in the Open Era to accomplish that feat. Serena
Williams made history in NYC by winning the U.S.
Open - her 18th career Grand Slam title, equaling
Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for secondmost in the Open Era. After reaching a career-high
ranking of No.2 – the highest singles ranking ever by
an Asian player – Li Na said goodbye to professional
tennis in September. In October, Singapore became
the first city in Asia Pacific and the 9th city overall
to host the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore
presented by SC Global. For the first time in the
event’s history, the WTA Finals format was expanded
to include representatives from the past (Legends
Classic), the present and the future (Rising Stars
Invitational and Future Stars). Additionally, a 10day fan fest ran in conjunction with the event. For
the third consecutive year (and third time in Finals
history) each player competing in the singles
competition represented a different country. Serena
Williams ended the season lifting the Billie Jean King
Trophy at the WTA Finals for the third consecutive
year. Williams also secured the WTA Year-End No.1
singles ranking, presented by Dubai Duty Free, for
the fourth time in her career. She has held the No.
1 ranking since February 18, 2013 and became the
first player to hold the No.1 ranking for the entire
calendar year since Steffi Graf in 1996. She currently
holds the fourth longest stay at No. 1 in WTA history
(97 weeks, through the end of 2014) and is fourth alltime in terms of weeks at No.1 (221 weeks, through
the end of 2014). In Singapore, the WTA announced
the appointment of Micky Lawler as President of the
WTA, responsible for driving the WTA’s international
growth strategy, business development, marketing
and new fan engagement programs, and member
and industry relations.
Media Information
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The new mark was designed to serve as a distinctive and modern reminder of the captivating athleticism and
excitement that has driven the international popularity and growth of women’s professional tennis and placed
it firmly at the nexus of sport and entertainment. Media are kindly requested to use WTA in all name references.
To request logo files, please contact the WTA.
WTA RANKINGS: The WTA Ranking system is based on a 52-week, cumulative system. A player’s ranking is
determined by her results at a maximum of 16 tournaments for singles and 11 for doubles. The rankings are
updated every Monday, with the exception of two-week events. The updated rankings are posted immediately
to wtatennis.com.
PRESS CENTER: The Press Center on wtatennis.com is the home of media information, including match notes,
tournament statistics, WTA historical information and Notes & Netcords, a weekly digital newsletter that
highlights the previous week’s results, upcoming events, player commitment, updated rankings and more.
CREDENTIALS: Media accreditation for WTA events and Grand Slams is handled by each respective tournament.
Please contact the respective tournament’s media director (as outlined in the Tournament Directory) with the
proper application. Credential information for the WTA Finals will be made available in September.
ALL ACCESS HOUR: At Premier events, top seeded players will participate in an All Access Hour media roundtable.
Specific timing of the media availability will be provided by the respective media director.
INTERVIEW REQUESTS: A representative of the WTA Communications team will liaise with media for all interview
requests. Interviews can be conducted as a post-match press conference or feature interviews. For any 1-on1 interview requests and/or photo shoots, please contact the WTA Communications department before the
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Stacey Allaster – Chairman & CEO , Women’s Tennis Association
Named by Forbes magazine
as one of the “Most Powerful
Women in Sports”, Stacey
Allaster is an entrepreneurial
leader with a history of leading
global sports groups to
exceptional results.
Allaster
serves as Chairman and CEO of
the world’s leading professional
sport for women, the Women’s
Tennis Association. The WTA
includes more than 2,500
players representing 92 nations
competing for more than $120
million in prize money at the
WTA’s 53 events in 32 countries.
Allaster’s tenure began in
2009 and has been marked by
her focus on global growth with
Asia Pacific being the strategic
priority, maximizing the fan
experience through product
innovations; securing a record
number of new sponsors;
ensuring the financial success
of the sport; and enhancing the
health and well-being of the
athletes, while also fighting for
gender equality. She has delivered a series of financial successes that have further driven the growth of the WTA. She
has secured a landmark 10-year international media partnership with PERFORM for more than $525
million that will maximize exposure of women’s tennis, overseen a record setting WTA Championships
in Istanbul and secured a strategic partnership with Singapore to stage the BNP Paribas WTA Finals
presented by SC Global from 2014-2018, bringing the year-end tournament to Asia Pacific for the first
time in WTA history.
An advocate for women, Allaster was instrumental in securing equal prize money for women tennis
players at all four Grand Slams, which was finally completed in 2007 when Wimbledon and Roland Garros
agreed to provide equal pay to male and female athletes. With a focus on the fan experience and athlete
health, Allaster played an integral role in the development and adoption of the Roadmap, the WTA’s long
term strategic plan aimed at streamlining the calendar in order to enhance the overall health and wellbeing of the athletes and deliver top players on a more consistent basis to tournaments and fans. Since
the introduction of the Roadmap, prize money has increased more than 70 percent.
Allaster recently was appointed to the Devos Sport Business Management Program Board of
Advisors and the Tampa Bay Positive Coaching Alliance Board, a national non-profit developing “Better
Athletes, Better People” through positive character youth sports programs. She is a member of the
Young Presidents Organization, the Women’s Executive Network and is a highly sought after speaker for
industry and graduate programs focused on sports entertainment marketing and the leadership and
empowerment of women.
She was named a Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Hall
of Fame Inductee in 2014 having previously been named to the Top 100 Awards list three times (2006,
2012, 2013). The Top 100 Awards recognize Canada’s strong, fearless female leaders who have become
agents of change in reshaping Canadian organizations at the highest levels.
Allaster holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Physical Education from the University of
Western Ontario (UWO), an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and an honorary Doctorate of Law
from UWO. The mother to children Jack and Alexandra, Allaster and husband John Milkovich reside in
St. Petersburg, Florida.
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WTA Organizational Structure
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stacey Allaster
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
DIRECTORS
Jorge Salkeld
Tournament Class Director
Peter-Michael Reichel
Tournament Class Director
Lisa Grattan
Player Class Director
Vanessa Webb
Steve Simon
Tournament Class Director
Carlos Fleming
Player Class Director
Juan Margets
Player Class Director
Federation Class Director
David Pace
Francesco Ricci Bitti
ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
Markus Guenthardt
Tournament Class Director
Player Class Director
PLAYERS’ COUNCIL
TOURNAMENT COUNCIL
1-20 RANKING CATEGORY
ASIA-PACIFIC
Lucie Safarova
Samantha Stosur
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Karl Budge
Charles Hsiung
Jorge Salkeld
Salah Tahlak
21+ RANKING CATEGORY
EUROPE
Marina Erakovic
Markus Guenthardt
Peter-Michael Reichel
Sandra Reichel
Gerard Tsobanian
21-50 RANKING CATEGORY
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51-100 RANKING CATEGORY
AMERICAS
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Adam Barrett
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Bob Moran
Steve Simon
100+ RANKING CATEGORY
Irina Falconi
Federation Class Director
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Executive Team
Micky Lawler
President
Laurence Applebaum Matthew Cenedella
Executive Vice President
Leah Rinfret
Chief Operating Officer
Executive Counsel
Laura Ceccarelli
Carole Doherty
Rich Libero
Melissa Pine
Steve Tseng
Chief Sponsorship
Officer
Leadership Team
Ann Austin
Sr. Director, Executive
& Organizational
Programs
Peachy Kellmeyer
Heather Bowler
Sr. Vice President,
Communications
John Learing
Supervisor &
Director of Tournament
Standards
Executive Consultant
Vice President,
Broadcast Operations
Vice President,
Content Strategy &
Publishing
Giulia Orlandi
Kathleen Stroia
Pam Valentine
Supervisor &
Director of Officiating
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Sr. Vice President,
Sport Sciences &
Medicine
Director,
Human Resources
Vice President,
Sport Sciences &
Medicine
Vice President
Asia Pacific,
WTA Finals
Tournament Director
Emily Wright
Vice President,
Marketing Solutions
Ashley Keber
Vice President,
Player Relations &
Player Development
Jean Nachand
Sr. Vice President,
Competition & On-site
Operations
Tammy Zeph
Vice President,
Finance
Communications
Kevin Fischer
Estelle LaPorte
Director,
Communications
Adam Lincoln
Manager,
Communications
Catherine Sneddon
Alex Prior
Sr. Manager,
Communications
Manager,
Communications
Eloise Tyson
Manager,
Communications
Nicole Saunches
Yanyan Xu
Jeff Watson
Director,
Communications
Director,
Global Publicity
Manager,
Communications,
Asia Pacific
Manager,
Communications
Player Relations & Player Development
Gaby Duch
Christian Forsyth
Sr. Manager,
Player Relations
Sr. Manager,
Player Relations
Thomas Livengood
Sr. Manager,
Player Development
and Transitions
Megan Rose
Kristyna Vitkova
Clodagh Brennan
Anne Hartman
Sr. Manager,
Player Relations
Coordinator,
Player Relations and
Player Development
Neil Robinson
Sr. Manager,
Player Relations
Sarka Vitkova
Manager,
Player Development
Broadcast
Director,
Broadcast
Director,
Broadcast Services
Trevor Lawler
Coordinator,
Broadcast Operations
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Tony Cho
Fabrice Chouquet
Supervisor
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Martina Lutkova
Chen Shu
Supervisor
Supervisor &
Vice President Event Relations,
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Kerrilyn Cramer
Donna Kelso
Melanie Tabb
Pam Whytcross
Supervisor
Supervisor &
Administration Manager
Supervisor
Supervisor
Chair Umpires
Mariana Alves
Chair Umpire/
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Eva Asderaki
Chair Umpire
Marija Cicak
Chair Umpire
Kader Nouni
Chair Umpire
Felix Torralba
Chair Umpire
Juan Zhang
Chair Umpire
Sport Sciences & Medicine
Elaine Brady
Director,
SS&M Operations & PHCP
Christopher Kronk
Coordinator,
SS&M Programs
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Nicky Dunn
Manager, SS&M Physicals &
Athlete Care
Eva Scheumann
Sr. Manager,
Tournament Relations
Sloan Floyd
Coordinator,
SS&M Operations
Belinda Smith
Manager,
SS&M Exercise &
Biomechanics
Erin Gambetti
Manager,
SS&M Athlete Care
Kristy Stahr
Coordinator,
SS&M Athlete Care
Primary Health Care Providers (PHCP)
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Kirstin Bauer
Laura Chimimba
Laure Duport
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Lindsey Bauer
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BSc Honors, PG Dip
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Victoria Simpson
MS, PT
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Karen Jordan
Physiotherapist
Federica Scalabrino
Karen Bull
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Kate Watson
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M. Phty (Sports),
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Deana Hudson
Dip. Massage Therapy
Anette Oevermann
CMT
Lee Stang, MS
LMT
Advisors
Marc Safran
M.D., Orthopedics
Erika Winston, MED
KMI Practitioner,
LMT, NCBTMB
Athlete Assistance
Walt Taylor
M.D.,
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Susie Parker
Simmons
MS, RD, Dietitian
Rick Jensen, Ph.D.
Player Development
Kathy Martin
Director, Athlete Assistance
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WTA Player Development
WTA PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Player Development is the WTA’s education and resource center, outreaching to WTA players and their support
teams. Player Development programs promote and enhance players’ career fulfillment, safety and well-being.
“How”, you might ask? Players access WTA services and gain concrete skills to maximize their performance and
mitigate the known environmental stressors.
Player Development programs are scientifically proven to keep female tennis players in and at the top of
their Game.
MENTOR PROGRAM– PARTNERS FOR SUCCESS
The 1st mentor program in professional sports, Partners For Success brings together young players with veteran
and retired players who share their dynamic experience to help these protégés make a smooth transition into their
careers. Billie Jean King, the program’s historian, exemplifies the role of a mentor.
PLAYER ORIENTATION– ROOKIE HOURS
Players learn the on-site realities and responsibilities of being a participant on the WTA. The orientation helps the
players understand the building blocks of the business and her responsibilities and opportunities.
MEDIA TRAINING
Players learn how to be prepared, professional and self-expressive in public speaking opportunities.
PLANNINGZONE & SCHEDULEZONE
ScheduleZone is an interactive, online tool that players and their support teams use to optimize performance and
career longevity, and minimize the risks of injury. Players plan their upcoming tournament season taking critical
factors into account as they receive feedback specific to their age, ranking, and individualized scheduling decisions.
ScheduleZone is supported with other tennis-specific lessons on Preparation, Performance and Recovery.
PLAYER SUPPORT TEAM
Parents, coaches, agents, and fitness trainers are an integral part of each player’s career. The WTA is committed
to providing information to these Support Team members, ranging from what players will encounter in the
professional arena to the rules and expectations that govern all parties in the environment, including adherence
to the Code of Conduct and, for credentialed coaches, possession of a qualified coaching certification.
AGE ELIGIBLITY
The Age Eligibility Rule progressively allows players to play more and at a higher level by phasing them into
professional tennis in accordance with their age, their ranking and the skills gained from participation in Player
Development. Questions can be referred to Sarka Vitkova at [email protected] or by referencing the 2015
WTA Rulebook.
TRANSITIONS
Transitions is the culmination of the Player Journey and provides sophisticated education, training and career
guidance to maximize opportunities, in business and in life, during the tennis career and after. Current and
alumnae players have access to a range of programs, including: financial planning and investing; gaining
coaching certifications; networking and alumnae reunions; online graduate and undergraduate university degree
programs; and public speaking /business presentations.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
As part of the WTA’s overall committed approach to the well-being and success of its players, Player Development
programs have been offered since 1995 to facilitate skill development, promote career fulfillment and longevity,
and minimize the physical, psychological and developmental risks of competing in women’s professional tennis.
In 2004, the WTA marked the ten year anniversary of these model programs by conducting an extensive review,
guided by the Player Development Advisory Panel. The Panel is an independent, volunteer body of leading
international sports sciences and medicine professionals with extensive experience with female professional
athletes and tennis players. The panel is commissioned annually to advise the WTA on all aspects of its athlete
growth and development programs.
SUMMARY OF REVIEW FINDINGS
Since their implementation in 1995, the WTA’s innovative Player Development programs have been proven
successful at addressing the athletes’ top stress and performance-related factors, reducing burn-out and
increasing career longevity. Specific statistics include:
• Premature retirements (prior to age 22) dropped from 7% to less than 1%.
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WTA Player Development
continued
• Playing careers are lasting 24% longer and a WTA player was 73% more likely to enjoy a 15-year career in 2004
compared with1994.
• 1994 athlete stressors such as media, loneliness and family are no longer at the top of the list. Performancebased stressors, including injuries, expectations and competition are of increased concern and while common
in pro sports, are importantly addressed through Roadmap and other WTA programs.
• Players and the tennis community overwhelmingly (90% overall) support the need for Player Development
programs.
PANEL CONCLUSIONS
• The programs and rule have greatly reduced burnout while fostering the health, development and long-term
success of young athletes.
• The WTA’s Player Development is cutting edge and recognized as a model within the sports community in
its approach to helping athletes anticipate and manage the physical and psychological demands of full-time
professional tennis.
• Early exposure to the programs is creating a new generation of athlete who can mitigate the sport’s external
factors (family, media, etc.) to focus more on important performance factors (expectations, injuries, etc.) that
maximize career potential.
AGE ELIGIBILITY RULE (AER) HIGHLIGHTS:
A 14-year-old may play up to 8 professional events (WTA & ITF Women’s Circuit), no more than 3 of which can
have prize money at $50K or greater; plus Fed Cup.
A 15-year-old may play up to 10 professional events (WTA & ITF Women’s Circuit), WTA Finals (if she qualifies),
plus Fed Cup.
A 16-year-old may play up to 12 professional events (WTA & ITF Women’s Circuit), WTA Finals (if she qualifies),
plus Fed Cup.
A 17-year-old may play up to 16 professional events (WTA & ITF Women’s Circuit), WTA Finals (if she qualifies), plus
Fed Cup. In the WTA Year of her 17th birthday a player may be named to the Top 10 and/or Premier Player Lists.
Merited Increases: A player aged 15-17 is allowed up to four (4) merited increases per birth year (i.e., birthday to
birthday). Merited increases are in addition to a player’s allotted number of Tournaments under the AER, and
may be earned as follows:
·WTA Premier Mandatory (PM)/Grand Slam (GS) eligibility: A player must be a direct ranking acceptance
into the Main Draw or Qualifying of PM/GS events. Players may include up to two (2) Grand Slam events in
their total number of four (4) merited increases. However, if a player accepts a Wild Card into a PM or GS event
rather than entering through direct ranking acceptance, the tournament shall be included into her total
allotment of Tournaments under the AER rather than as a merited increase.
·Pro Path: A player who is a Year-end Top 5 ITF Junior and/or has reached the singles final of a Junior Grand
Slam tournament may earn up to two merited increases at age 15 and up to three merited increases at ages
16 and 17.
·
If a player is eligible under both the WTA Premier Mandatory/Grand Slam and the Pro Path, she may combine
opportunities to reach the maximum of four (4) merited increases per birth year. WTA Premier Mandatory/
Grand Slam and Pro Path merited increases can be used when a player and her support team have
completed all related Player Development requirements to-date. However, if a player has not completed her
Player Development requirements prior to taking the merited increase, then participation in what would
otherwise be a merited increase event is counted against her total allotment of Tournaments under the AER.
·An 18-year-old may play an unlimited number of professional tournaments, Fed Cup and the WTA Finals.
The player will remain a full participant in Player Development until notified of graduation.
·Mandatory Play: All players, regardless of age, who by ranking (including Special Rankings) qualify for
acceptance into the Main Draw of a Premier Mandatory Tournament (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Beijing)
or the Main Draw of a Grand Slam will be entered automatically. A player who has reached her maximum
number of professional tournaments under the Age Eligibility Rule prior to such mandatory Tournaments
will not be allowed to play in the Mandatory Tournament and will be assessed a fine and/or receive zero
ranking points unless she meets the requirements for it to count in addition to her allotted number of
Tournaments.
This serves only as a brief view of the Age Eligibility Rule. Refer to the complete version of the Age Eligibility
Rule in the WTA Rulebook for more details, including Wildcards.
Questions can be referred to Player Development: Ashley Keber ([email protected]) and Sarka Vitkova
([email protected]).
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WTA Staff Directory
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Stacey Allaster
SPORT SCIENCES & MEDICINE
Elaine Brady
MARKETING SOLUTIONS
Jill Hausler
Micky Lawler
Nicky Dunn
Amy Hitchinson
Laurence Applebaum
Sloan Floyd
Kelly Peng
Matthew Cenedella
Erin Gambetti
Christian Roemhild
Leah Rinfret
Christopher Kronk
Steve Tseng
Eva Scheumann
CONTENT STRATEGY & PUBLISHING
John Berkok
Belinda Smith
Andrea Chu
Kristy Stahr
Greg Estroff
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
President
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Executive Counsel
Chief Partnership Officer
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ann Austin
Sr. Director, Executive & Organizational Programs
Heather Bowler
Director, SS&M Operations & PHCP
Manager, SS&M Physicals & Athlete Care
Coordinator, SS&M Operations
Manager, SS&M Athlete Care
Coordinator, SS&M Programs
Sr. Manager, Tournament Relations
Manager, SS&M Exercise & Biomechanics
Coordinator, SS&M Athlete Care
Director, Sponsorship Marketing, North America
Sr. Manager, Sponsorship Marketing
Manager, Sponsorship Marketing, APAC
Director, Sponsorship Marketing, Europe
Manager, Website & Publications
Sr. Manager, Social Media
Coordinator, Digital Media
Kico Jiang
Laura Ceccarelli
MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Deana Hudson
Carole Doherty
Anette Oevermann
Chris Whitmore
Ashley Keber
Lee Stang, MS
Pato Zhang
Sr. Vice President, Communications
Supervisor & Director of Tournament Standards
Vice President, SS&M Operations
Vice President, Player Relations & Player
Development
Peachy Kellmeyer
Executive Consultant
Dip. Massage Therapy
CMT
LMT
Erika Winston, MED
KMI Practitioner, LMT, NCBTMB
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Website Editor
Coordinator, Digital Media, APAC
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Kathryn Chappetto
Vice President, Broadcast Operations
ADVISORS
Marc Safran, MD
Vice President, Content Strategy & Publishing
Walt Taylor, MD
Rory Renwick
Sr. Vice President, Competition & On-site
Operations
Susie Parker Simmons, MS, RD
Rhea Wadia
John Learing
Rich Libero
Jean Nachand
Giulia Orlandi
Supervisor & Director of Officiating
Melissa Pine
Vice President Asia Pacific, WTA Finals
Tournament Director
Kathleen Stroia
Sr. Vice President, Sport Sciences and Medicine
& Transitions
Pam Valentine
Orthopedics
Internal Medicine
Dietitian
Rick Jensen, PhD
Player Development
PLAYER RELATIONS &
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Gaby Duch
Sr. Manager, Player Relations
Christian Forsyth
Sr. Manager, Player Relations
Manager, Player Development
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JoLynn Adams
Sarka Vitkova
Yannick Yoshizawa
Operations Manager
ON-SITE OPERATIONS
Tony Cho
Supervisor
Fabrice Chouquet
Supervisor
Kerrilyn Cramer
ATHLETE ASSISTANCE
Kathy Martin
Sr. Director, Athlete Assistance
CREATIVE SERVICES
Josh Baron
Chen Shu
Adam Lincoln
Melanie Tabb
Director, Communications
Director, IT Systems
Danny Champagne
Director, IT
Lozen Vande
PC Technician
Administrative and Member Support
Director, Security
Crystal Christian
Manager, Payroll & HR
Flora Gao
Player Development & Player Relations
Coordinator & Administration
Manager, Communications
Marjory Howie
Sr. Manager, Communications
Cindy Lupkey
Alex Prior
Manager, Communications
Manager, European Office
Manager, Global Administration & Projects
Director, Global Publicity
WTA FINALS, SINGAPORE
Mark Clemente
Manager, Communications
Lukas Dueren
Director, Communications
Nadine Lee
Manager, Communications
Sancia Zheng
Supervisor & Administration Manager
Nicole Saunches
Supervisor
Catherine Sneddon
Pam Whytcross
Prize Money Coordinator
Robert Campbell
Graphic Designer
Estelle LaPorte
Supervisor & Vice President, Event Relations,
Asia Pacific
Senior Accountant
Tim Smith
Martina Lutkova
Supervisor
Staff Accountant
ADMINISTRATION
Sally Bai
Manager, Creative Services
Donna Kelso
Supervisor
Assistant Controller
Henrique Ruiz
Graphic Designer
COMMUNICATIONS
Kevin Fischer
Supervisor
Coordinator, Broadcast Operations
Janet Poort
Kelly Frey
Sr. Manager, Operations & Player Relations
Director, Broadcast Services
Trevor Lawler
Coordinator, Player Relations and Player
Development
Kristyna Vitkova
Megan Rose
Director, European Sponsorship & Broadcast
Anne Hartman
Kathleen McAlarnen
TOUR OPERATIONS
Mike Anders
Senior Counsel
BROADCAST
Clodagh Brennan
Sr. Manager, Player Relations
Megan Rose
Courtney McBride
Sr. Account Executive, Partnership Strategy
Sheri Klapka
Neil Robinson
Vice President, Finance
Operations/Rankings Manager
Sr. Director, Business Development
Sr. Manager, Player Relations
Vice President, Marketing Solutions
Operations/Rankings Coordinator
Commercial Director APAC
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Rebecca Evans
Thomas Livengood
Tammy Zeph
Director, Partnership Strategy
Wendy Jiang
Sr. Manager, Player Development and Transitions
Director, Human Resources
Emily Wright
Eloise Tyson
Jeff Watson
Yanyan Xu
Sr. Manager, Communications, APAC
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Manager, Digital Media, APAC
Sean O’Malley
Sr. Event Coordinator
Operations Manager
Office/Marketing Manager
Marketing Director
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2015 WTA Calendar
Main Draw
Week Of Start Day
City
Tournament
Surface
M/Q/D
Prize Money
5-Jan
Level
SUN
Brisbane, AUS
Brisbane International presented by Suncorp^H
30/32/16
$1,000,000
SUN
Shenzhen, CHN
Shenzhen Open 2015^
H
32/16/16
$500,000
International
MON
Auckland, NZL
ASB Classic ^
H
32/32/16
$250,000
International
12-Jan
SUN
Sydney, AUS
Apia International Sydney !
H
30/32/16
$731,000
Premier
SUN
Hobart, AUS
Hobart International^
H
32/32/16
$250,000
International
19-Jan
MON
Melbourne, AUS
Australian Open*^
H
128/96/64
26-Jan
TBD
Premier
Grand Slam
2-Feb
9-Feb
MON
Antwerp, BEL
BNP Paribas Diamond Games
IH
28/32/16
$731,000 ≠
MON
Pattaya City, THA
PTT Pattaya Open
H
32/16/16
$250,000
16-Feb
SUN
Dubai, UAE
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships^
H
54/32/28
$2,513,000
MON
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Rio Open
CL
32/24/16
$250,000
23-Feb
MON
Doha, QAT
Qatar Total Open 2015^
H
28/32/16
$731,000
Premier
MON
Acapulco, MEX
Abierto Mexicano TELCEL pres. por HSBC^ H
32/32/16
$250,000
International
2-Mar
MON
Monterrey, MEX
Abierto Monterrey Afirme
H
32/32/16
$500,000
International
MON
Kuala Lumpur, MAS
BMW Malaysian Open
H
32/24/16
$250,000
International
9-Mar
WED
Indian Wells, USA
BNP Paribas Open
H
96/48/32
16-Mar
TBD
23-Mar
TUE
Miami, USA
Miami Open presented by Itau^
H
96/48/32
TBD
30-Mar
Premier
International
Premier 5
International
Premier Mandatory
Premier Mandatory
6-Apr
MON
Charleston, USA
Family Circle Cup
CL
56/32/16
$731,000
Premier
MON
Katowice, POL
BNP Paribas Katowice Open
CL
32/32/16
$250,000
International
13-Apr
MON
Bogota, COL
Copa Claro Colsanitas
IH
32/24/16
$250,000
International
20-Apr
MON
Stuttgart, GER
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
ICL
28/32/16
$731,000≠
27-Apr
MON
Marrakech, MAR
Grand Prix De SAR La Princessa Lalla Meryem^CL
32/32/16
$250,000
4-May
SAT
Madrid, ESP
Mutua Madrid Open
CL
64/32/28
TBD
11-May
MON
Rome, ITA
Internazionali BNL d’Italia
CL
56/32/28
$2,513,000≠
18-May
SUN
Strasbourg, FRA
Internationaux de Strasbourg ^
CL
32/32/16
$250,000
25-May
SUN
Paris, FRA
Roland Garros - Paris*^
CL
128/96/64
TBA
1-Jun
AEGON Nottingham Open
Premier
International
Premier Mandatory
Premier 5
International
Grand Slam
8-Jun
MON
Nottingham, GBR
G
32/32/16
$250,000
International
MON
‘s-Hertogenbosch, NEDTopshelf Open
G
32/32/16
$250,000≠
International
15-Jun
MON
Birmingham, GBR
AEGON Birmingham Classic
G
56/32/16
$731,000
Premier
22-Jun
MON
Eastbourne, GBR
AEGON Eastbourne International ^
G
48/32/16
$731,000
Premier
29-Jun
MON
Wimbledon, GBR
The Championships - Wimbledon*^
G
128/96/64
TBA
6-Jul
Grand Slam
13-Jul
MON
Bucharest, ROU
BRD Bucharest Open
CL
32/32/16
$250,000
International
MON
Bastad, SWE
Collector Swedish Open
CL
32/24/16
$250,000
International
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2015 WTA Calendar
Main Draw
Week Of Start Day
City
Tournament
Surface
M/Q/D
Prize Money
20-Jul
MON
Istanbul, TUR
Istanbul Cup
H
32/24/16
$250,000
International
Level
MON
Bad Gastein, AUT
NURNBERGER Gastein Ladies
CL
32/24/16
$250,000
International
27-Jul
MON
Baku, AZE
Baku Cup
H
32/24/16
$250,000
International
MON
Florianopolis, BRA
Brasil Tennis Cup ^
H
32/24/16
$250,000
International
3-Aug
MON
Stanford, USA
Bank of the West Classic
H
28/16/16
$731,000
Premier
MON
Washington DC, USA CITI Open
H
32/16/16
$250,000
International
10-Aug
MON
Toronto, CAN
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
H
56/48/28
$2,513,000
Premier 5
17-Aug
MON
Cincinnati, USA
Western & Southern Open
H
56/48/28
$2,513,000
Premier 5
24-Aug
SUN
New Haven, USA
Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies^H
30/48/16
$731,000
Premier
31-Aug
MON
New York, USA
US Open*^
H
128/128/64
TBA
7-Sep
Grand Slam
14-Sep
MON
Québec City, CAN
Coupe Banque Nationale presentee par Bell IH
32/24/16
$250,000
International
MON
Osaka, JPN
Japan Women’s Open Tennis 2015
H
32/32/16
$250,000
International
21-Sep
MON
Tokyo, JPN
Toray Pan Pacific Open
H
28/32/16
$731,000
Premier
MON
Seoul, KOR
Korea Open
H
32/32/16
$500,000
International
MON
Guangzhou, CHN
Guangzhou International Women’s Open^
H
32/24/16
$250,000
International
28-Sep
SUN
Wuhan, CHN
Wuhan Tennis Open^
H
56/32/28
$2,513,000
MON
Tashkent, UZB
Tashkent Open 2015
H
32/16/16
$250,000
2-Oct
SAT
Beijing, CHN
China Open
H
60¤/32/28
TBA
12-Oct
MON
Linz, AUT
Generali Ladies Linz
IH
32/32/16
$250,000≠
MON
Hong Kong, CHN
Hong Kong Tennis Open^
H
32/24/16
$250,000
International
MON
Tianjin, CHN
Tianjin Open
H
32/32/16
$500,000
International
19-Oct
SUN
Moscow, RUS
Kremlin Cup!
IH
28/32/16
$731,000
Premier
MON
Luxembourg, LUX
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open^
IH
32/32/16
$250,000
International
26-Oct
MON
Singapore, SIN
BNP Paribas WTA Finals– Singapore IH
8/--/8
presented by SC Global
$7,000,000
2-Nov
WTA Elite Trophy
$2,150,000
TUE
Zhuhai, CHN
H
12/--/6
Premier 5
International
Premier Mandatory
International
WTA Finals
9-Nov
16-Nov
23-Nov
30-Nov
7-Dec
9-Dec
OFF SEASON
8-10 WEEKS
14-Dec
21-Dec
28-Dec
*Grand Slams & Fed Cup are not WTA events H=Hard court Outdoor
CL=Clay court
G=Grass Court
IH=Indoor Hard Court
ICL=Indoor Clay Court
CA=Indoor Carpet
Sunday singles final unless otherwise noted at follows:
! Friday Final
^ Saturday Final
¤ Performance Byes (Dubai and Beijing)
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2015 WTA Profile
WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION (WTA)
PREMIER
57 Events (including 4 Grand Slam events) in 32 countries
plus Fed Cup
There are 21 of these events (plus WTA Finals Singapore)
with prize money of between $731,000 and $5,575,381.
Four of these tournaments (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid,
and Beijing) are designated as Premier Mandatory events;
with mandatory entry for all players ranked high enough
for main draw acceptance and offering $5,575,381 in prize
money.
Premier Mandatory: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid,
Beijing
Premier 5: Dubai, Rome, Montreal/Toronto, Cincinnati,
Wuhan
Premier: Brisbane, Sydney, Antwerp, Doha, Charleston,
Stuttgart, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Stanford, New
Haven, Tokyo, Moscow
TOURNAMENTS BY SURFACE
Hardcourt Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Red Clay Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hardcourt Indoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Grass Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Green Clay Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Red Clay Indoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
TOURNAMENTS BY REGION
Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Asia-Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TOURNAMENTS BY COUNTRY
8USA
7China
4 Australia, Great Britain
2 Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Japan, Mexico,
1Azerbaijan, Belgium, Colombia, Germany,
Italy, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey,
United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
NOTABLE CHANGES IN 2015
Antwerp: Relocation of Premier event from Paris
[Indoors) in week of February 9
Dubai: Elevated to Premier 5 event in the week of
February 16
Doha: Switched to a Premier event in the week of
February 23
Monterrey: Moves to week of March 2 (from April)
Kuala Lumpur: Moves to week of March 2 (from April)
Nottingham: New International event in the week of
June 8
Florianopolis: Moves to week of July 27 (from
February)
Osaka: Moves to week of September 14 (from
October)
Hong Kong: Moves to week of October 12 (from
September)
Moscow: Sunday start with Friday final
Singapore: Sunday start
Zhuhai: New event in the week of November 2
GRAND SLAM EVENTS
The official Championships of Australia (Australian Open),
France (Roland Garros), Great Britain (The Championships,
Wimbledon) and the United States of America (US Open).
.
WTA EVENTS
Under the Roadmap changes rolled out in 2009, all events
other than the Grand Slams, the WTA Finals and WTA Elite
Trophy are designated as either a Premier event or an
International event:
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INTERNATIONAL
There are 30 events with minimum prize money of
$250,000.
WTA FINALS – SINGAPORE
The BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC
Global will be hosted in Singapore until 2018, where the
Top 8 singles and Top 8 doubles teams will compete for a
$7 million purse. The state-of-the-art $1.3 billion Singapore
Sports Hub, located in the heart of the city, will host the
WTA Finals at the 7500-seat Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The WTA Finals also features WTA Future Stars, the Rising
Stars Invitational, WTA Legends exhibition matches,
concerts, and a daily fan festival open to the public.
WTA ELITE TROPHY - ZHUHAI
The WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai will feature Top 20 ranked
players in a singles and doubles round-robin format
competing for prize money of $2.15 million. The
tournament will be staged at the custom-designed,
state-of-the-art tennis center in Zhuhai, China from
2015-2019. The 12-player singles field will consist of
players ranked No.9 through 20 in the world, along
with one wildcard in a four-group round-robin format.
The winners of each respective group will advance to
the single-elimination stage of the event. Meanwhile,
the six-team doubles field will compete in a two-group
round-robin with the winner of each group advancing
to the final. The winner of the singles event will receive
700 WTA Ranking points.
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Grand Slam® Profiles
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Melbourne, Australia • January 19- February 1, 2015
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 128M/96Q/64D
Venue: Melbourne Park
First Held: 1922 (first women’s singles event)
Website: www.australianopen.com
Tel: +61-3-9914-4400
Tournament Director: Craig Tiley
Media Director: Darren Pearce ([email protected], +61-3-9914-4230)
ROLAND GARROS
Paris, France • May 24 - June 7, 2015
Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 128M/96Q/64D
Venue: Stade Roland Garros
First Held: 1925 (first women’s singles event)
Website: www.rolandgarros.com
Tel: +33-26-65-00-00
Tournament Director: Gilbert Ysern
Media Director (TV): Sandra Gorline ([email protected], +33-1-47-43-40-25)
Media Director (Print): Christophe Proust ([email protected], +33-1-47-43-48-06)
WIMBLEDON
London, England • June 29 - July 12, 2015
Surface: Grass/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 128M/96Q/64D
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis Club
First Held: 1884 (first ladies’ singles event)
Website: www.wimbledon.com
Tel: +44-20-8944-1066
Tournament Director: Richard Lewis
Press Operations Manager: Denise Tyler ([email protected], +44-20-8944-1066)
US OPEN
Flushing Meadows, NY, USA • August 31 - September 12, 2015
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 128M/128Q/64D
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
First Held: 1887 (first women’s singles event)
Website: www.usopen.org
Tel: +1-914-696-7000
Tournament Director: David Brewer
Media Director: Chris Widmaier ([email protected], +1-914-696-7284)
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Premier Mandatory Events
BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Indian Wells, CA, USA • March 9-22, 2015
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 96M/48Q/32D
Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
First Held: 1989 (26th consecutive)
Website: www.bnpparibasopen.com
Tel: +1-760-200-8404
Tournament Director: Steve Simon ([email protected], +1-760-200-8400)
Media Director: Matt Van Tuinen ([email protected], +1-773-275-8484)
MIAMI OPEN presented by ITAU
Miami, FL, USA • March 23-April 5, 2015
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 96M/48Q/32D
Venue: Tennis Center at Crandon Park
First Held: 1985 (32nd consecutive)
Website: www.miamiopen.com
Tel: +1-305-446-2200
Tournament Director: Adam Barrett ([email protected], +1-305-446-2200)
Media Director: Sam Henderson ([email protected], +1-305-461-9281)
MUTUA MADRID OPEN
Madrid, Spain • May 1-10, 2015
Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 64M/32Q/28D
Venue: La Caja Magica
First Held: 2009 (7th consecutive)
Website: www.madrid-open.com
Tel: +34-91-464-97-19
Tournament Director: Manolo Santana
Media Director: Antonio Arenas ([email protected], +34-667-885-160)
CHINA OPEN
Beijing, China • September 22 - October 6, 2015
P. 425 C
P. W.GREY 1 C
P. 319 C
P. 389 C
P. 130 C
P. 165 C
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 60M/32Q/28D
Venue: National Tennis Centre
First Held: 2004 (12th consecutive)
Website: www.chinaopen.com.cn
Tel: +86.10.8437.0818 or 2208
Tournament Director: Alfred Zhang Jun Hui (+86-10-8437-2068, office: +86-1370-1175-534)
Media Director: YaNan WU ([email protected])
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DUBAI - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE • February 15-21
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 54M/32Q/28D
2
Performance Byes awarded to Antwerp finalists in the event
they are scheduled to compete in main draw at Dubai
Venue: Dubai Tennis Stadium (Dubai, UAE)
First Held: 2001 (15th consecutive)
Website: www.dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com
Tournament Director: Salah Tahlak ([email protected]; +971-4-601-9500 or +971-4-601-9226)
Media Director: Sinead El Sibai ([email protected]; +971-4-601-9225)
ROME - Internazionali BNL D’Italia
Foro, Italy • May 12-18, 2014
Surface: Red Clay/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 56M/32Q/28D
Venue: Foro Italico (Italy)
First Held: 1973 (43rd consecutive)
Website: www.internazionalibnlditalia.com
Tournament Director: Sergio Palmieri ([email protected]; +39-06-9837-2101)
Media Director: Massimo Caputi ([email protected]; +39-06-9837-2120)
TORONTO – Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
Toronto, Canada • August 10-16, 2014
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 56M/48Q/28D
Venue: Rexall Centre at York University
First Held: 1892 (114th non-consecutive); 1970 (46th consecutive year)
Website: www.rogerscup.com
Tournament Director: Karl Hale ([email protected]; +1-416-662-8869)
Media Director: Sarah Grossman ([email protected]; +1-416-509-9694)
CINCINNATI - Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA • August 11-17, 2014
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 54M/48Q/28D
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
First Held: 2004 (12th consecutive)
Website: www.cincytennis.com
Tournament Director: Vince Cicero ([email protected]; +1-513-651-4020)
Media Director: Will Sikes ([email protected]; +1-513-651-4323)
WUHAN - Wuhan Tennis Open
Wuhan, China • September 21-27, 2014
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Draw Sizes: 56M/32Q/28D
Venue: Wuhan Optical Valley Tennis Centre
First Held: 2014 (2nd consecutive)
Website: www.wuhanopen.org
Tournament Director: Yi Guoquing ([email protected])
Media Director: TBC
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WTA Finals
BNP PARIBAS WTA FINALS SINGAPORE presented by SC GLOBAL
Singapore • October 23-November 1, 2015
Host City: Singapore (5 years, 2014-18)
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Prize Money: $6,500,000
Surface: Hard / Indoor
Draw Size: 8 singles (Round Robin) / 8 doubles teams (Round Robin)
Website: WTAFinals.com
Tournament Director: Melissa Pine ([email protected])
WTA QUICK HITS
•2015 will be the 45th staging of the WTA Finals (began in 1972) and second consecutive year in Singapore, the
first city in Asia-Pacific to host the WTA Finals.
•Nine (9) different cities have hosted the WTA Finals: Boca Raton (1972-73), Doha (2008-10), Istanbul (2011-13),
Los Angeles (1974-76, 2002-05), Madrid (2006-07), Munich (2001), New York City (1979-2000), Singapore (201418) and Oakland (1978).
•There have been 18 winners, 15 have been former world No.1’s, only exceptions were Hanika (1982), Sabatini
(1988, 1994), Novotna (1997) and Kvitova (2011).
•Players from 10 different nations have won: USA (18), GER (6), BEL (5), CZE (4), YUG (3), ARG (2), AUS (2), SUI (2),
FRA (1) & RUS (1).
•Eight (8) players have advanced to the final on their WTA Finals debut; only Serena Williams (2001), Maria
Sharapova (2004) and Petra Kvitova (2011) won the title on their debut; Tracy Austin (1979 R-Up), Andrea
Jaeger (1981 R-Up), Lindsay Davenport (1994 R-Up), Martina Hingis (1996 R-Up) and Simona Halep (2014 R-Up)
reached the championship match in their debut.
WTA FINALS FORMAT
•In 2003, the current round robin format feeding into a 4-woman single elimination draw returned to WTA
Finals for the first time since 1982.
•The singles and doubles competition will be played in a Round Robin format, with 4 players/teams competing
in each group during the first five days of competition. Each player/team meets the other players/team in
the group, with the top two in each group moving on to the semifinals. Each of the group winners meets the
runner-up in the other group in the semifinals. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match.
•The Top 8 ranked singles players in the WTA Rankings the week of October 25, 2015 will qualify for the WTA
Finals.
•The Road to Singapore Leaderboard on wtatennis.com serves as a ranking projection for the week of October
25, 2015, the Monday prior to the WTA Finals. The leaderboard includes points earned during the 2015 season.
•The Top 8 doubles teams will also compete in a Round Robin format; qualification will be determined by
the Road to Singapore team rankings with the Top 8 teams qualifying. Teams will count their best 11 results
throughout the season.
•Players/teams are awarded +70 ranking points for each round robin match played and an additional +160
points for each round robin win; at the single-elimination stage, players are awarded +360 points for winning
their semifinal match and +450 points for winning the final match; a player can earn up to 1500 ranking points
by winning all five matches at WTA Finals.
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ACAPULCO - Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC
@AbiertoTelCel
$500,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
February 23-28
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Saturday Final
Venue: The Fairmont Acapulco Princess Hotel (Acapulco, Mexico)
First Held: 2001 (15th consecutive)
Website: www.abiertomextenis.com.mx
Tournament Director: Raul Zurutuza ([email protected]; +52-55-5261-6284)
Media Director: Maria Fernanda Ruiz ([email protected]; +52-55-2167-3121 ext. 203)
ANTWERP - BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games February 9 –15
@WTAdiamondgames
$731,000 - Premier
Hard/Indoors
28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Sportpaleis
First Held: 2002 (8th non-consecutive)
Website: www.diamondgames.be
Tournament Director: Kim Clijsters (contact Dimitri Stroobants: [email protected]; +32-475-62-62-44)
Media Director: (Interim) Katia Stroobants ([email protected]; +32-11-45-99-82)
AUCKLAND - ASB Classic
@NZFestOfTennis $250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
January 5- 10
Saturday Final
Venue: ASB Tennis Arena (Auckland, New Zealand)
First Held: 1985 (30th non-consecutive)
Website: www.asbclassic.co.nz
Tournament Director: Karl Budge ([email protected], +64-9-373-1702)
Media Director: Rebecca Lawson ([email protected])
BAD GASTEIN - Nürnberger Gastein Ladies
July 7 -13
$250,000 - International Event
Red Clay/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Hotel Europäischerhof (Bad Gastein, Austria)
First Held: 2007 (9th consecutive)
Website: www. gastein-ladies.at
Tournament Director: Sandra Reichel ([email protected]; +43-7242-63-747)
Media Director: TBD
BAKU - Baku Cup
July 27-August 2
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Baku Tennis Academy (Baku, Azerbaijan)
First Held: 2011 (5th consecutive)
Website: www.bakucup.az
Tournament Director: Leila Meskhi ([email protected], +995-322-95-38-00 or +995-577-454-554)
Media Director Name: Ilham Guliyev ([email protected]; +994-50-210-1514)
BASTAD - Collector Swedish Open @Swedish_Open
$250,000 - International Event
Red Clay/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Bastad Tennis Stadium (Bastad,
Website: www.swedishopen.org Sweden)
First Held: 2009 (7th consecutive)
Tournament Director: Nina Wennerstrom ([email protected]; +46-705-571-902)
Media Director: Sara Bergh ([email protected], +46-734-336-805)
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BEIJING - China Open TBD - Premier Mandatory
Surface: Hard/Outdoors 60 singles / 32 qualifying / 28 doubles
October 3-11
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Saturday Start
4 Performance Byes awarded to Wuhan semifinalists in the event they are scheduled to compete in main draw at Beijing
Venue: National Tennis Centre (Beijing, China)
First Held: 2004 (12th consecutive)
Website: www.chinaopen.com.cn
Co-Tournament Directors: Alfred Zhang Jun Hui ([email protected]; +86-10-8437-2068), Charles Hsiung
([email protected]; +86-10-8437-2208 ext 8807
Media Director: Yanan Wu ([email protected] (+86-10-8437-2208 ext. 8120)
BIRMINGHAM - AEGON Classic
June 15-21
@BritishTennis
$731,000 - Premier
Grass/Outdoors
56 singles / 32 qualifying /16 doubles
Venue: Edgbaston Priory Club (Birmingham, England)
First Held: 1982 (34rd consecutive)
Website: www.aegonbirminghamclassic.com
Tournament Director: Patrick Hughesman ([email protected], +44-20-8487-7029)
Senior Media Manager: Laura Lord ([email protected], +44-20-8487-7193)
BOGOTÁ - Copa Claro Colsanitas
April 13-19
@copawtabogota
$250,000 - International Event
Red Clay/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying /16 doubles
Venue: Club El Rancho (Bogota, Colombia)
First Held: 1998 (18th consecutive)
Website: www.copawtabogota.com
Tournament Director: Jhan Fontalvo ([email protected]; +57-1-2133162 or +57-3104152241)
Media Director: Yeimy Diaz ([email protected]; +57-310-8782972)
BRISBANE - Brisbane International presented by Suncorp @brisbanetennis
$1,000,000 - Premier
Hard/Outdoors
30 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
January 4-10
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Sunday Start/Saturday Final
Venue: Queensland Tennis Centre (Brisbane, Australia)
First Held: 2009 (7th consecutive)
Website: www.brisbaneinternational.com.au
Tournament Director: Cameron Pearson ([email protected]; +61-7-3120-7930)
Media Director: Erin Carter ([email protected]; +61-401-531-354)
BUCHAREST - Bucharest Open
July 13-19
$250,000 - International Event
Red Clay/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Arenele BNR
First Held: 2014 (2nd consecutive)
Website: www.bucharestopen.com
Tournament Director: Jeno Marky ([email protected]; +36-1-240-9123)
Media Director: Adina Blaj ([email protected]; +40-730660345)
CHARLESTON - Family Circle Cup April 6-12
@FamilyCircleCup
$731,000 - Premier
Green Clay/Outdoors
56 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Family Circle Tennis Center (Charleston, SC, USA)
First Held: 1973 (43rd consecutive)
Website: www.familycirclecup.com
Tournament Director: Bob Moran ([email protected]; +1-843-849-3156)
Media Director: Lee Deas, Obviouslee Marketing ([email protected]; +1-843-972-0172)
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CINCINNATI - Western & Southern Open @CincyTennis
TBD - Premier 5
Hard/Outdoors
56 singles / 48 qualifying / 28 doubles
August 17-23
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
First Held: 2004 (12th consecutive)
Website: www.cincytennis.com
Tournament Director: Vince Cicero ([email protected]; +1-513-651-4020)
Media Director: Will Sikes ([email protected]; +1-513-461-8911)
DOHA - Qatar Total Open @QatarTennis
$731,000 - Premier 5
Hard/Outdoors
28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
February 23-March 1
Venue: Khalifa International Tennis Complex (Doha, Qatar)
First Held: 2001 (13th non-consecutive) Note: The regularly scheduled event was not held in 2009 and 2010 as
Doha hosted the WTA Championships
Website: www.qatartennis.org
Tournament Director: Saad Al Mohannadi ([email protected]; +974-4440-9639)
Media Director: TBC
DUBAI - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships @DubaiTennisCham
$2,513,000 - Premier
Hard/Outdoors
54 singles / 32 qualifying / 28 doubles
February 15-21
Sunday Start/Saturday Final
2 Performance Byes awarded to Antwerp finalists in the event they are scheduled to compete in main draw at Dubai
Venue: Dubai Tennis Stadium (Dubai, UAE)
First Held: 2001 (15th consecutive)
Website: www.dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com
Tournament Director: Salah Tahlak ([email protected]; +971-4-601-9500 or +971-4-601-9226)
Media Director: Sinead El Sibai ([email protected]; +971-4-601-9225)
EASTBOURNE - AEGON Eastbourne International
$731,000 - Premier - Premier
Grass/Outdoors
48 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
June 22-27
Saturday Final
Venue: Devonshire Park (Eastbourne, Great Britain)
First Held: 1974 (40th non-consecutive)
Website: www.aegoninternational.com
Tournament Director: Gavin Fletcher ([email protected]; +44-208-487-7041 or mobile: +44-7971-141-019)
Media Director: Charlotte James ([email protected]; +44-7852-300-803 or +61-4-300-117-98)
FLORIANOPOLIS - Brasil Tennis Cup @WTABrazil
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
July 27–August 1
Saturday Final
Venue: Federacao Catarinense de Tenis (Florianopolis, Brazil)
First Held: 2013 (3rd consecutive)
Website: www.brasiltennis.com.br
Tournament Director: Rafael Westrupp ([email protected]; +55-11-98707-8204)
Media Director: Contact Tournament Director
GUANGZHOU - Guangzhou International Women’s Open 2015 $500,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Tianhe Sports Centre (Guangzhou, China)
First Held: 2004 (12th consecutive)
Website: www.gztennis.com
Tournament Director: Huang Jianting ([email protected]; +86-20-3879-7854)
Media Director: Catherine Xie ([email protected]; +86-20-3879-7854)
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HOBART - Hobart International January 11-17
Saturday Final
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoor
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Domain Tennis Centre (Hobart, Australia)
First Held: 1994 (22nd consecutive)
Website: www.hobartinternational.com.au
Tournament Director: Mark Handley ([email protected]; +61-3-6108-8202)
Media Director: Darren Pearce ([email protected]; +61-3-9914-4230)
HONG KONG - Hong Kong Tennis Open October 12-17
Saturday Final
$250,000 - International Event
Hard / Outdoor
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Stadium
First Held: 2014 (2nd consecutive)
Website: www.hongkongtennisopen.com
Tournament Director: Kenneth Low ([email protected]; +852-9557-3996)
Media Director: TBA ([email protected])
INDIAN WELLS - BNP Paribas Open @bnpparibasopen
TBD - Premier Mandatory
Hard/Outdoors
96 singles / 48 qualifying /32 doubles
March 11-22
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Wednesday Start
Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden (Indian Wells, CA, USA)
First Held: 1989 (26th non-consecutive)
Website: www.bnpparibasopen.com
Tel: +1-760-200-8400
Tournament Director: Steve Simon ([email protected]; +1-760-200-8404)
Media Director: Matt Van Tuinen ([email protected]; MD Phone: +1-773-275-8484)
ISTANBUL - Istanbul Cup July 20-26
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Garanti Koza Arena
First Held: 2005 (8th nonconsecutive year)
Website: www.istanbulcup.com
Tournament Director: Stefan Tzvetkov ([email protected])
Media Director: Eren Celik ([email protected])
KATOWICE - Katowice Open $250,000 - International Event
Hard/Indoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
April 6-12
Venue: Spodek Hal
First Held: 2013 (3rd consecutive)
Website: www. katowiceopen.com
Tournament Director: Pawel Owczarz ([email protected]; +48-728-378-105
Media Director: TBD
KUALA LUMPUR - BMW Malaysian Open March 2-8
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Royal Selangor Golf Club (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
First Held: 2010 (6th consecutive)
Website: www.bmwmalaysianopen.com
Tournament Director: Keld Kristiansen ([email protected]; +60-3-7983-5555)
Media Director: TBD (for time being, [email protected])
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LINZ - Generali Ladies Linz @wtalinz
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Indoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
October 12-18
Venue: Tips Arena Linz (Linz Austria)
First Held: 1991 (25th consecutive)
Website: www.generali-ladies.at
Tournament Directors: Peter-Michael Reichel (p.m.reichel@matchmaker; Number: +43-644-200-6664)
Sandra Reichel ([email protected]; Number: +43-664-200-6664)
Media Director: Hans Adrowitzer ([email protected]; +43-664-356-2767)
LUXEMBOURG - BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open $250,000 - International Event
Hard/Indoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
October 19-24
Saturday Final
Venue: CK Sportcenter Kockelscheuer (Luxembourg)
First Held: 1996 (20th consecutive)
Website: www.bglbnpparibas-open.lu
Tournament Director: Danielle Maas ([email protected]; +352-557-902)
Media Director: Jos Thinnes/Nico Scholtes ([email protected])
MADRID - Mutua Madrid Open @MutuaMadridOpen
TBD - Premier Mandatory
Red Clay/Outdoors
64 singles / 32 qualifying / 28 doubles
May 3-10
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Saturday Start/Saturday Final
Venue: La Caja Magica (Madrid, Spain)
First Held: 2009 (7th consecutive)
Website: www.madrid-open.com
Tournament Director: Manolo Santana ([email protected]; +34.91.464.97.19)
Media Director: Antonio Arenas ([email protected]; +34-667-885-160
General mailbox: [email protected]
MARRAKECH - Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem $250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
April 26-May 2
Saturday Final
Venue: Royal Club de Tennis
First Held: 2001 (3rd year in Marrakech; 15th year overall)
Website: www.lallameryemtennis.com
Tournament Director: Hicham Arazi ([email protected]; +212-5-22-98-12-62 or +212-6-65-61-92-01)
MIAMI - Miami Open Tennis presented by Itau
@miamiopentennis
TBD - Premier Mandatory
Hard/Outdoors
96 singles / 48 qualifying / 32 doubles
March 24-April 5
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Tuesday Start / Saturday Final
Venue: Tennis Center at Crandon Park (Miami, FL, USA)
First Held: 1985 (31st consecutive)
Website: www.sonyopentennis.com
Tournament Director: Adam Barrett ([email protected]; +1-305-446-2200)
Media Director: Sam Henderson ([email protected], +1-305-461-9281)
MONTERREY - Monterrey Open, presented by Abierto Monterrey Afirme @Abierto_MTY
$500,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Club Sonoma (Monterrey Mexico
First Held: 2009 (7th consecutive)
Website:www.abiertodetennismonterrey.com
Tournament Director: Hernan Garza Echavarria ([email protected]; +52-811-107-0930)
Media Director: Daniela Garza ([email protected]; +52-811-098-6146)
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MOSCOW - Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow @kremlincup_ru / @kremlincup_eng
Hard/Indoors
$731,000 - Premier
28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
October 18-23
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Friday Final
Venue: Olympic Stadium (Moscow, Russia)
First Held: 1994 (22nd consecutive)
Website: www.kremlincup.ru
Tournament Director: Aleksei Selivanenko ([email protected]; +7-495-956-3360)
Media Director: Natalia Shmeleva ([email protected]; +7-495-956-3360)
NEW HAVEN - New Haven Open at Yale @conneticutopen
$731,000 - Premier
Hard/Outdoors
30 singles / 48 qualifying / 16 doubles
August 23-29
Sunday Start/Saturday Final
Venue: Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale (New Haven, CT, USA)
First Held: 1998 (18th consecutive)
Website: www.ctopen.com
Tournament Director: Anne Person Worcester ([email protected]; +1-203-776-7331, ext. 5888)
Media Director: Matt Van Tuinen ([email protected]; +1-773-275-8484)
NOTTINGHAM - Aegon Nottingham Open June 8-14
@BritishTennis
$250,000 - International Event
Grass/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Nottingham Tennis Centre
First Held: 2015 (Tournament Debut)
Website: www.aegonnottinghamopen.com
Tournament Director: Rebecca James ([email protected]; +44-208-487-7032 or +44-7932-275964)
Media Director: (Pre-event) Laura Lord ([email protected])
OSAKA - Japan Women’s Open Tennis
September 14-20
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Utsubo Tennis Center (Osaka, Japan)
First Held: 2009 (7th consecutive)
Website: www.hp-open.jp
Tournament Director: Ichiro Nakanishi ([email protected]; +81-6-6459-3783)
Media Director: Masae Mukai ([email protected]; +81-6-6459-3783)
PATTAYA CITY - PTT Pattaya Open February 2-15
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Dusit Thani Hotel (Thailand)
First Held: 1991 (24th non-consecutive)
Website: www.pentanglepromotions.com
Tournament Director: Geoffrey Rowe ([email protected]; +66-2311-3414-5)
Media Director: Kaewjai Kaewpratom ([email protected]; +66-2311-3414/5)
QUÉBEC CITY - Coupe Banque Nationale
September 14-20
@CoupeBN
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Indoors
Draw Size: 32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: PEPS Laval University (Quebec City, Canada)
First Held: 1993 (23rd consecutive)
Website: www.coupebanquenationale.ca
Tournament Director: Jacques Herisset ([email protected]; +1-418-627-3343 or +1-418-572-4429)
Media Director: Nicole Bouchard ([email protected]; +1-418-653-8787 or +1-418-525-1212 or +1-418-576-7925)
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RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Open presented by Claro $250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 24 qualifying / 16 doubles
February 16-22
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Venue: Jockey Club Brasileiro
First Held: 2014 (2nd consecutive)
Website: www.rioopen.com
Tournament Director: Luiz Carvalho ([email protected]; +55-21-996-980-033)
Media Director: Diana Gabanyi ([email protected]; +55-11-981-623-818)
ROME - Internazionali BNL d’Italia @InteBNLdItalia
Red Clay/Outdoors
TBD - Premier 5
56 singles / 32 qualifying / 28 doubles
May 11-17
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Venue: Foro Italico (Italy)
First Held: 1973 (43rd consecutive)
Website: www.internazionalibnlditalia.com
Tournament Director: Sergio Palmieri ([email protected]; +39-06-9837-2101)
Media Director: Claudia Fusani ([email protected]; +39-06-9837-2115)
‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Topshelf Open @unicefopen
$250,000 - International Event
Grass/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
June 8-14
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Venue: Autotron Rosmalen (The Netherlands)
First Held: 1996 (20th consecutive)
Website: www.topshelfopen.nl
Tournament Director: Marcel Hunze ([email protected]; +31-43-367-2424)
Media Director: Marina Witte ([email protected]; +31-70-415-7898)
SEOUL - Kia Korea Open September 21-27
$500,000 – International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Olympic Park Tennis Stadium
First Held: 2004 (12th consecutive)
Website: www.kiakoreaopen.com
Tournament Director: Mr Jin-Soo Lee ([email protected]; +82-10-5442-0128
Media Director: Hadae Jung ([email protected]; +82-2-418-8688)
SHENZHEN - Shenzhen Open
$500,000 - International
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles
January 4-10
Sunday Start/Saturday Final
Venue: Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center
First Held: 2013 (3rd year)
Website: www.ShenzhenOpenTennis.com
Tournament Director: Nick Freyer ([email protected], +852-2894-0278)
Media Director: Robecta Yeung ([email protected], +852 2894 0204 / +852 9201 7391 / +86 137 6037 3443)
STANFORD - Bank of the West Classic @BOTWClassic
$731,000 - Premier
Hard/Outdoors
28 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Taube Family Tennis Stadium, Stanford University (Stanford, CA, USA)
First Held: 1971 (45th consecutive)
Website: www.bankofthewestclassic.com
Tournament Director: Adam Barrett ([email protected]; +1-305-446-2220)
Media Director: Sam Henderson ([email protected]; +1-305-461-9281)
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STRASBOURG - Internationaux de Strasbourg May 17-23
Saturday Final
Sunday Start/Saturday Final
$250,000 - International Event
Red Clay/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Tennis Club de Strasbourg (Strasbourg, France)
First Held: 1987 (29th consecutive)
Website: www.internationaux-strasbourg.fr
Tournament Director: Denis Naegelen ([email protected]; +33-1-5384-2500 or +33-6-111-555-55)
Media Director: Mailyne Andrieux ([email protected]; +33-6-68-48-10-12)
STUTTGART - Porsche Tennis Grand Prix April 20-26
@PorscheTennis
$731,000 - Premier
Red Clay/Indoors
28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Porsche Arena (Stuttgart, Germany)
First Held: 1978 (38th consecutive)
Website: www.porsche-tennis.de
Tournament Director: Markus Guenthardt ([email protected]; +49-711-9112-7720)
Media Director: Claus-Peter Andorka ([email protected]; +49-172-691-1517)
SYDNEY - Apia International Sydney January 11-16
@sydneytennis
$731,000 - Premier
Hard/Outdoors
30 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Sunday Start/Friday Final
Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre (Sydney, Australia)
First Held: 1935 (74rd non-consecutive)
Website: www.apiainternational.com.au
Tournament Director: Alistair MacDonald ([email protected]; +61-2-9024-7701)
Marketing & Communications: Tiffany Robertson ([email protected]; +61-2-9024-7701)
Media Director: Craig Gabriel ([email protected]; +61-2-9024-7701)
TASHKENT - Tashkent Open $250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles
September 28-October 3
Saturday Final
Venue: Olympic Tennis School (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
First Held: 1999 (17th consecutive)
Website: www.tashkentopen.uz
Tournament Director: S. Uthrapathy ([email protected]; +65-9138-8064)
Media Director: Contact Tournament Director
TIANJIN – Tianjin Open
$500,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
October 12-17
Saturday Final
Venue: Tianjin International Tennis Center
First Held:2014 (2nd consecutive)
Website: TBD
Tournament Director: Tony Cho ([email protected]; +86-185-0266-7844)
Media Director: TBD
TOKYO - Toray Pan Pacific Open September 21-27
@torayppo
$1,000,000 – Premier
Hard/Outdoors
28 singles / 32 qualifying / 16 doubles
Venue: Ariake Colosseum (Tokyo, Japan)
First Held: 1984 (32st consecutive)
Website: www.toray-ppo.co.jp
Tournament Director: Kentaro Miyamoto ([email protected]; +81-3-3547-2282 or +81-(80)-5955-6487)
Media Director: TBC
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TORONTO – Rogers Cup presented by National Bank August 10-16
@rogerscupto
$2,513,000 - Premier 5
Hard/Outdoors
56 singles / 48 qualifying / 28 doubles
Venue: Rexall Centre at York University
First Held: 1892 (114th non-consecutive); 1970 (46th consecutive year)
Website: www.rogerscup.com
Tournament Director: Karl Hale ([email protected]; +1-416-662-8869)
Media Director: Sarah Grossman ([email protected]; +1-416-509-9694)
WASHINGTON, DC - CITI Open
@CitiOpen
$250,000 - International Event
Hard/Outdoors
32 singles / 16 qualifying / 16 doubles
August 3-9
WTA / ATP World Tour Combined Event
Venue: Rock Creek Tennis Center
First Held: 2011 (5th consecutive)
Website: www.citiopentennis.com
Tournament Director: Jeff Newman ([email protected]; +1-202-721-9515)
Media Director: Keely O’Brien ([email protected]; +1-202-721-9583)
Tournament Hotline: +1-202-721-9500
WUHAN - Wuhan Tennis Open
$2,513,000 - Premier 5
Hard/Outdoors
56 singles / 32 qualifying / 28 doubles
September 27-October 3
Sunday Start/Saturday Final
Venue: Wuhan Optical Valley Tennis Centre
First Held: 2014 (2nd consecutive)
Website: www.wuhanopen.org
Tournament Director: Yi Guoquing ([email protected]; +86-188-5826-0192 (Jerry Zhang))
Media Director: TBC
WTA 125 Series
In May of 2012, the WTA introduced WTA 125k Series events, a new stream of tournaments that provides emerging
markets a chance to showcase women’s professional tennis, offering up-and-coming players an opportunity
to play additional tournament matches and earn ranking points. With total prize money of $125,000 and 160
ranking points for the champion, WTA 125k Series events are one level above top-tier ITF Women’s Circuit, which
offer $100,000 in total prize money and 150 ranking points for the champion.
2014 – Singles & Doubles Champions
Nan Chang, China - Peng Shuai; Chuang/Namigata
Suzhou, China - Anna-Lena Friedsam; C.Chan/Chuang
Ningbo, China - Magda Linette; Ar.Rodionova /Savchuk
Taipei, Chinese Taipei - Vitalia Diatchenko; H.Chan/Y.Chan
Limoges, France - Tereza Smitkova; Siniakova/Voracova
2013 – Singles & Doubles Champions
Cali, Colombia - Lara Arruabarrena; Castano/Duque-Marino
Suzhou, China - Shahar Peer; Babos/ Krajicek
Ningbo, China - Bojana Jovanovski; Zhang/Y.Chan
Nanjing, China - Zhang Shuai; Doi/Y.Xu
Taipei, Chinese Taipei - Alison Van Uytvanck; Garcia/Shvedova
2012 – Singles & Doubles Champions
Taipei, Chinese Taipei - Kristina Mladenovic; H.Chan/Mladenovic
Pune, India - Elina Svitolina; Bratchikova/Kalashnikova
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Directory of Key Organizations
WTA OFFICES
Corporate Headquarters
100 Second Avenue South, Suite 1100-S
St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
Tel: +1.727.895.5000
Stacey Allaster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
www.wtatennis.com
European Headquarters
Palliser House, Palliser Road
London W14 9EB, England
Tel: +44.20.7386.4100
Asia-Pacific Headquarters
Vantone Center Tower C, Suite 601
6A Chaowai Avenue
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China
Tel: +86.10.5910.2700
www.wtatennis.com
Singapore Office
8 Shenton Way, #30-01 AXA Tower
Singapore, 068811
Tel: +86.10.5910.2700
ATP WORLD TOUR OFFICES
Executive Office
Palliser House, Palliser Road
London W14 9EB, England
Tel: +44.20.7381.7890
Americas
201 ATP Boulevard
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 USA
Tel: +1.904.285.8000
www.atpworldtour.com
Europe
Monte Carlo Sun 74 Boulevard d’Italie 98000
Tel: +377.9797.0404
International Group (Sydney, Australia)
Tel: +61.2.9250.2300
ATP Media (London, UK)
Tel: +44.20.8392.4722
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS
International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA)
Paul Newman, Sebastian Fèst, Co-Presidents
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.itwa.org
Lawn Tennis Writers Association (LTWA)
Barry Millns, President
[email protected]
www.ltwa.org.uk
United States Tennis Writers Association (USTWA)
Liza Horan, President
www.ustwa.org
TENNIS ORGANIZATIONS
Tennis Europe
Zur Gempenfluh 36
4059 Basel, Switzerland
Tel: +41.61.335.9040
Martina Lutkova, Professional Tennis
www.tenniseurope.org
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Bank Lane, Roehampton
London SW15 5XZ, England
Tel: +44.20.8878.6464
Francesco Ricci Bitti, President
www.itftennis.com
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International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF)
194 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840 USA
Tel: +1.401.849.3990
Mark Stenning, Chief Executive Officer
www.tennisfame.com
World TeamTennis (WTT)
1776 Broadway, Suite 600
New York, NY 10019
Tel: +1.212.586.3444
Ilana Kloss, Chief Executive Officer
www.wtt.com
GRAND SLAM FEDERATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS
Tennis Australia
Private Bag 6060, Richmond South
Victoria 3121, Australia
Tel: +61.3.9914.4000
Steve Healy, President
Steve Wood, Chief Executive Officer
Craig Tiley, Tournament Director, Australian Open
www.tennis.com.au
www.australianopen.com
Federation Francaise de Tennis
Stade Roland Garros
2 Avenue Gordon Bennett 75016 Paris, France
Tel: +33.1.4743.4800
Jean Gachassin, President
Gilbert Ysern, Tournament Director, Roland Garros
www.fft.fr
www.rolandgarros.com
The Lawn Tennis Association
The National Tennis Centre
100 Priory Lane, Roehampton
London SW15 5JQ, England
Tel: +44.20.8487.7000
Michael Downey, Chief Executive Officer
www.lta.org.uk
The All England Lawn Tennis Club
Church Road, Wimbledon
London SW19 5AE, England
Tel: +44.20.8944.1066
Philip Brook, Chairman; Richard Lewis, Chief Executive
The Championships, Wimbledon
www.wimbledon.com
United States Tennis Association
70 West Red Oak Lane
White Plains, New York 10604 USA
Tel: +1.914.696.7000
Jane Brown Grimes, Chairman and President
www.usta.com
www.usopen.org
International Tennis Federation
As the world governing body of tennis, the
International Tennis Federation (ITF) is responsible for
every level of the sport including the regulation of
rules and the future development of the game. Based
in London, the ITF currently has 210 member nations
and six regional associations, which administer the
game in their respective areas, in close consultation
with the ITF.
The ITF is committed to promoting tennis around the
world and encouraging as many people as possible to
play the game. An estimated 60 million people enjoy
playing tennis in more than 200 countries worldwide,
making tennis one of the few truly global sports. The
breadth of appeal is appropriately reflected in the ITF’s
active involvement in a range of circuits including
lower level professional events, junior tennis, seniors
tennis, wheelchair tennis and beach tennis. Dedicated
websites for each of these circuits can be found at
www.itftennis.com.
During 2013, 551 ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments
were organized in 61 countries worldwide, enabling
players to gain experience and earn the ranking points
necessary to enter WTA events. The ITF Women’s
Circuit, which forms part of the ITF Pro Circuit, is the
vital link between junior tennis and the women’s tour.
During 2013, the total amount of prize money
available on the Circuit was over $10 million.
All players who compete in ITF Pro Circuit tournaments
must register for annual IPIN Membership (an IPIN fee
is payable), giving them access to the IPIN Online
Service, which allows them to manage their playing
schedule on the Circuit. For details of all entry
requirements and other related Circuit information
visit www.itftennis.com/procircuit.
The ITF actively promotes the importance of
representing one’s country whether at the Olympics
or within the team competition format. The men’s
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and women’s Fed Cup by
BNP Paribas are the largest annual international team
competitions in sport and most prized in the ITF’s
event portfolio. Both have a rich history and have
consistently attracted the best players from each
passing generation. Further information is available at
www.daviscup.com and www.fedcup.com.
The Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Events are also an
important part of the ITF’s responsibilities, with the
most recent events held at Wimbledon and Eton
Manor during London 2012. For further information
visit www.itftennis.com/olympics.
At the grass roots level, the development of the game
is a major priority. The ITF runs a comprehensive
development programme with the aim of raising the
level of tennis worldwide and increasing the number
of countries competing in mainstream tennis. The
development programme’s remit is far-reaching and
includes the education of coaches, equipment
distribution, facility grants, a worldwide schools tennis
initiative programme, increasing competitive
opportunities, and organising junior touring teams
and tournaments.
The ITF Development Programme is funded by the ITF,
and the Grand Slam Development Fund, administered
by the ITF, is funded by the Grand Slam tournaments.
Since 1986 over $83 million has been invested in
tennis development worldwide. For further
information visit www.itftennis.com/development.
One of the ITF’s most important tasks is to safeguard
the future of the game. This is achieved through
governance of the rules of tennis, conducting research
into the technical aspects of tennis and by keeping
ahead of all new trends and issues. Regulation of the
sport also includes keeping tennis free from drugs,
and the ITF is responsible for the management,
administration and enforcement of the Tennis AntiDoping Programme at all WTA events.
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION
Bank Lane, Roehampton
London, SW15 5XZ, UK
Phone: +44.20.8878.6464
E-mail: [email protected]
For further information on the ITF and its activities, please visit its website:
www.itftennis.com
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