The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.
Serena Williams and Dinara Safina engaged in a battle for the year-end No. 1 ranking, with Williams eventually coming out on top after winning the WTA Tour Championships. She won two Grand Slam titles during the year. Safina ascended to No. 1 in April and held it for much of the rest of the season. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Dementieva also enjoyed successful years in 2009.
Jelena Janković also battled with inconsistent results, falling from No. 1 in January to No. 8 by November.
Kim Clijsters returned to competitive tennis in August after giving birth to her daughter, and won the US Open title. Maria Sharapova made her comeback in May, having missed all tournaments since the summer of 2008, and rose back into the top 20.
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA), founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
The Women's Tennis Association was founded in the month of June 1973, but traces its origins to the inaugural Virginia Slims tournament, arranged by Gladys Heldman, and held on 23 September 1970 at the Houston Racquet Club in Houston, Texas. Rosie Casals won this first event. The WTA's corporate headquarters is in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing.
History
The Open Era, allowing professional players to compete alongside amateurs, began in 1968. The first open tournament was the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth. At the first Open Wimbledon the prize fund difference was 2.5:1 in favour of men. Billie Jean King won £750 for taking the title while Rod Laver won £2,000. The total purses of both competitions were £14,800 for men and £5,680 for women. Confusion also reigned as no one knew how many open tournaments there were supposed to be. The tournaments that did not want to provide prize money eventually faded out of the calendar, including the U.S. Eastern Grass Court circuit with stops at Merion Cricket Club and Essex county club.
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
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Rankings
Below are the 1991 WTA year-end rankings (November 25, 1991) in both singles and doubles competition:
The 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 34th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 2, 2006, and concluded on November 12, 2006 after 61 events.
Justine Henin-Hardenne came out as the winner in a historic three-way battle for the No. 1 ranking at the season-ending WTA Tour Championships, beating out Sharapova and Mauresmo. The Belgian successfully defended her French Open title for her fifth Grand Slam title, and became the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1993 to reach the finals of all four Grand Slams and the WTA Tour Championships. Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, to add to her Wimbledon trophy from 2004. Amélie Mauresmo won her maiden Grand Slam at the Australian Open after a controversial retirement from Henin-Hardenne in the final. However, she later backed it up by winning a rematch with Henin-Hardenne in the Wimbledon final. She was the number one player in the world from March until the final event of the season.
WTA TOUR CHAMPIONCHIPs IN DOHA 2009
The best 8 tennis players of the season:
Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Azarenka
Substitutes: Vera Zvonareva & Agnieszka Radwanska
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Music:
OneRepublic - All The Right Moves (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrOeGCJdZe4
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCC_b5WHLX0
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Serena Williams vs Svetlana Kuznetsova - 2009 WTA Tour Championships RR Highlights
Serena Williams vs Svetlana Kuznetsova - 2009 WTA Tour Championships RR Highlights
published: 21 May 2017
2009 Doha Wozniacki Ow
Wozniacki cramps big time at the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar. She plays Zvonareva and pushes past severe cramping. It made me wince.
published: 30 Oct 2009
Atp & Wta Tour Week 1
La prima settimana di Atp e Wta Tour raccontata da Max Grassi di Tennis Italiano
published: 11 Jan 2009
WTA 2009!
TOURNAMENT - WAY TO ADMIRATION 2009
GRUPA IIB
published: 10 May 2009
2009 Eurosport.Wta Tour Moscow Promo (October)
published: 27 Aug 2022
Doha 2009: Weekly Wrap
A look back at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009.
published: 03 Nov 2009
Atp & Wta Tour Week 4
La quarta settimana del circuito Atp & Wta raccontata da Max Grassi di Tennis Italiano. Le finali degli Australian Open 2009
WTA TOUR CHAMPIONCHIPs IN DOHA 2009
The best 8 tennis players of the season:
Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementi...
WTA TOUR CHAMPIONCHIPs IN DOHA 2009
The best 8 tennis players of the season:
Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Azarenka
Substitutes: Vera Zvonareva & Agnieszka Radwanska
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Music:
OneRepublic - All The Right Moves (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrOeGCJdZe4
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCC_b5WHLX0
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"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favourite of fair use."
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WTA TOUR CHAMPIONCHIPs IN DOHA 2009
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WTA TOUR CHAMPIONCHIPs IN DOHA 2009
The best 8 tennis players of the season:
Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Azarenka
Substitutes: Vera Zvonareva & Agnieszka Radwanska
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Music:
OneRepublic - All The Right Moves (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrOeGCJdZe4
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCC_b5WHLX0
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"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favourite of fair use."
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WTA TOUR CHAMPIONCHIPs IN DOHA 2009
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Wozniacki cramps big time at the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar. She plays Zvonareva and pushes past severe cramping. It made me win...
Wozniacki cramps big time at the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar. She plays Zvonareva and pushes past severe cramping. It made me wince.
Wozniacki cramps big time at the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar. She plays Zvonareva and pushes past severe cramping. It made me wince.
WTA TOUR CHAMPIONCHIPs IN DOHA 2009
The best 8 tennis players of the season:
Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Azarenka
Substitutes: Vera Zvonareva & Agnieszka Radwanska
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Music:
OneRepublic - All The Right Moves (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrOeGCJdZe4
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCC_b5WHLX0
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"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favourite of fair use."
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WTA TOUR CHAMPIONCHIPs IN DOHA 2009
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#wta #doha #masters #tournament #championchips #doha2009 #elenadementieva #serenawilliems #carolinewozniacki #venuswilliams #jelenajankovic #svetlanakuznetsova #dinarasafina #victoriaazarenka #verazvonareva #agnieszkaradwanska #tribute #musicvideo #fan #tennis #legend #stars #highlights #match
Wozniacki cramps big time at the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar. She plays Zvonareva and pushes past severe cramping. It made me wince.
The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.
Serena Williams and Dinara Safina engaged in a battle for the year-end No. 1 ranking, with Williams eventually coming out on top after winning the WTA Tour Championships. She won two Grand Slam titles during the year. Safina ascended to No. 1 in April and held it for much of the rest of the season. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki and Elena Dementieva also enjoyed successful years in 2009.
Jelena Janković also battled with inconsistent results, falling from No. 1 in January to No. 8 by November.
Kim Clijsters returned to competitive tennis in August after giving birth to her daughter, and won the US Open title. Maria Sharapova made her comeback in May, having missed all tournaments since the summer of 2008, and rose back into the top 20.
Doesn't come down when she calls, "It's time for breakfast" Momma can't get down those halls fast enough to see Glass is sprayed across the floor from the broken window She can't breathe anymore, can't deny what we know They're gonna find you, just believe You're not a person, you're a disease All these lives that you've been taking Deep inside, my heart is breaking Broken homes from separation Don't you know it's violation? It's so wrong, but you'll see Never gonna let you take my world from me The world outside these walls may know you're breathing But you ain't coming in, but you ain't coming in Posters hung on building walls Of missing faces Months go by without the cause The clues or traces They're gonna find you, just believe You're not a person, you're a disease All these lives that you've been taking Deep inside, my heart is breaking Broken homes from separation Don't you know it's violation? It's so wrong, but you'll see Never gonna let you take my world from me The world outside these walls may know you're breathing But you ain't coming in Shed the light on all the ones Who never thought they would become A father, mother asking Why this world can be so cold? Doesn't come down when she calls "It's time for breakfast" The memories begin to fall She asks, "When will I be free?" All these lives that you've been taking Deep inside, my heart is breaking Broken homes from separation Don't you know it's violation? It's so wrong, but you'll see Never gonna let you take my world from me The world outside these walls may know you're breathing But you ain't coming in All these lives that you've been taking Deep inside, my heart is breaking All these lives that you've been taking Deep inside, my heart is breaking All these lives that you've been taking Deep inside, my heart is breaking The world outside these walls may know you're breathing The world outside these walls may know you're breathing