For the 2018 edition of my WTA and LPGA money list countdown I will focus on the top 10 from each tour, as determined by the money lists. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for total earnings. Here are the #9 players for 2018: Petra Kvitova (WTA) and Lexi Thompson (LPGA). PETRA … Continue reading
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Fairways and Forehands 2014 Top 25 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #9 Sara Errani and Azahara Munoz
Like 2013, this year I will do a countdown of the top money list leaders from both the WTA and LPGA. Last year I did the top 30, but this year I will do the top 25. Note that as of this post, the retired Li Na has been removed from the WTA website money … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2013 Top 30 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #8 Petra Kvitova and Beatriz Recari
Instead of a year in review focusing on overall achievements, I thought this time I’d do a countdown of the top 30 money list leaders from the WTA and LPGA. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for this top 30. Number 8 on the money list from each tour are Petra Kvitova … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2013 Top 30 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #9 Na Yeon Choi and Angelique Kerber
Instead of a year in review focusing on overall achievements, I thought this time I’d do a countdown of the top 30 money list leaders from the WTA and LPGA. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for this top 30. Number 9 on the money list from each tour are Na Yeon … Continue reading
Celebrating Women Athletes: Billie Jean King, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Summer Sanders, Shawn Johnson and Cheyenne Woods Talk About Title IX
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, I am starting a “Celebrating Women Athletes” category on my blog. In this first post, Billie Jean King (tennis), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track), Summer Sanders (swimming), Shawn Johnson (gymnastics) and Cheyenne Woods (golf) join others at a Celebration of Women in Sports gala sponsored by Coca-Cola and … Continue reading
Women’s Tennis Association Original 9 Reunion At 2012 Family Circle Cup
The Original 9 who, with the help of Gladys Heldman, signed $1 contracts to join what was then the Virginia Slims Circuit started the movement that would eventually culminate with the WTA becoming perhaps the premier female sports organization in the world. From a time when the men could make 12 times the money the … Continue reading