For the fourth annual edition of my WTA and LPGA money list countdown I will focus on the dynamic dozen from each tour, the top 12 on the money lists. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for total earnings. Here are the #10 players for 2016: Svetlana Kuznetsova (WTA) and So Yeon … Continue reading
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Eugenie Bouchard Off To Positive Start In 2016 Despite Hobart International Final Loss; Alize Cornet (Hobart) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (Sydney) Take Titles
It wasn’t Eugenie Bouchard’s day in the final of the 2016 Hobart International. She fell to Alize Cornet 6-1 6-2 in a one-sided match. But if one takes a step back and looks at the bigger picture, Genie’s start this season gives reason to hope for a resurgence in her game. In 2014, she was … Continue reading
WTA Wrap-Up 1.17.2015: Petra Kvitova Wins In Sydney; Heather Watson Takes Hobart; Mattek-Sands/Mirza, Bertens/Larsson Win Doubles Titles
I have mixed emotions about Petra Kvitova winning her 15th WTA singles title at the 2015 Apia International Sydney. As one of my co-top favorites (along with Simona Halep) to watch on tour, of course I always want to see Petra play well and win. And she had to do just that to overcome fellow … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2014 Top 25 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #16 Jessica Korda and Lucie Safarova
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: #5 Agnieszka Radwanska and So-Yeon Ryu
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 5 on the money list from each tour are Agnieszka Radwanska … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2013 Top 30 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #29 Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Nadia Petrova
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 29 on the money list from each tour are Jodi Ewart … Continue reading
Victoria Azarenka Wins 2012 Apia International Sydney
She has “future Major winner” written all over her, and now Victoria Azarenka goes into the Australian Open riding the high of a title win at the 2012 Apia International Sydney, defeating Li Na in a see-saw battle, 6-2 1-6 6-3. Vika was able to thwart Li Na’s attempt to attack her up the middle … Continue reading
Li Na Derails Petra Kvitova’s #1 Quest At 2012 Apia International Sydney, Will Face Victoria Azarenka In Final
Petra Kvitova needed two more wins at the 2012 Apia International Sydney to ascend to the world #1 ranking in women’s tennis. For a set and a half against Li Na, the defending Sydney champion, it looked like she would get the first of those requisite pair of wins, leading 6-1 3-1 and thoroughly outplaying … Continue reading
Caroline Wozniacki Upset In QF Of 2012 Apia International Sydney; Li Na Advances To Semifinals
There is a feeling among most who follow the WTA that Petra Kvitova, not Caroline Wozniacki, is the true world #1 at the moment. With Caroline falling 3-6 7-5 6-2 to Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Apia International Sydney, 2011 Wimbledon and Tour Championship winner (not to mention WTA Player of the … Continue reading
Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova and Li Na Survive Second Round Scares At 2012 Apia International Sydney
Early season upsets littered the 2012 Brisbane International. As the tour shifts to Sydney, top seed Caroline Wozniacki looked like she might fall victim to the upset bug. Instead, the world #1 came back from down 0-4 in the third set to defeat Dominika Cibulkova, 7-5 2-6 6-4. Li Na and Petra Kvitova also advanced … Continue reading
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