Coco Vandeweghe
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Coco Vandeweghe is an American professional tennis
player. She played on the junior circuit
, where she reached a high ranking of junior world no. 15, but is gradually playing more senior tournaments. She won the 2008 US Open Girls' singles
championship.
She made her WTA
debut in Los Angeles, and reached her senior singles career high of world no. 113 on October 4, 2010.
In May 2010 she won the LA Open Women's Singles championship.
She plays for the Boston Lobsters
in the World TeamTennis pro league.
6–2, 6–0. She defeated 12th seed Kristina Mladenovic
in the semi finals and went on to win the final against Gabriela Paz-Franco
7–6(3), 6–1. She won the tournament without dropping a set.
debut in the 2007 Acura Classic as a wildcard. She lost to Elena Bovina
, 3–6, 5–7, in the first round.
In 2008, she lost to Sabine Lisicki
in the first round in Miami and to Marta Domachowska
in Los Angeles
. In the 2008 US Open, where she had won the girls' singles title, she received a wildcard for the women's singles main draw. She lost to Jelena Janković
, 3–6, 1–6, in the first round.
In 2009, Vandeweghe obtained an invitation from the Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play the 2009 JB Group Classic
with her compatriot Venus Williams
and Argentine Gisela Dulko
in January, and then she was granted a wildcard to the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open
. She lost to Nuria Llagostera Vives
, 0–6, 3–6, in the first round. In her second WTA tournament of the year in Los Angeles
, she recorded her first WTA-level win. She defeated Tathiana Garbin
, 6–4, 6–4. She then lost to Flavia Pennetta
, 6–1, 6–4. Coco gained a wildcard for qualifing at the 2009 US Open
. She lost in the first round of qualifying.
, but she lost to Sandra Záhlavová
, 0–6, 1–6, in the first round. Coco than played an ITF tournament in Rancho Mirage, retiring in the first round to Tadeja Majerič
. She then again lost to Georgie Stopp in the first round at the ITF tournament in Laguna Niel. She then reached the second round at the tournament in Surprise, where she lost to Julia Boserup
. At Indian Wells
, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Arantxa Parra Santonja
, 3-6, 1-6.
In the following months, Coco won two ITF tournament in a row. She then cracked into the top 200 on the WTA list.
She then successfully qualified for the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open. In the first round, Coco beat Gisela Dulko
, 6–0, 3–0, when Dulko retired due to an ankle sprain, then went on to defeat Vera Zvonareva
, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4, for her first top-10 victory, despite being a break down in both the second and third sets. In the quarterfinals, she led former US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova
5–2 in the first set, before falling 7–5, 6–2. Despite tremendous expectations at the 2010 US Open
, Coco was defeated by Sabine Lisicki
, 1-6, 0-6, in the first round. Ranked no. 172 in the world, Vandeweghe then travelled to Japan to compete at the 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
in Tokyo. She successfully qualified by defeating veteran Tathiana Garbin
, 7–5, 6–4, and rising star Jarmila Groth, 6–4, 7–6(2). In the first round of the main draw, she defeated world no. 37 Klára Zakopalová, 6–4, 7–6(6). In the second round, she caused a massive upset by defeating world no. 18 and 14th seed Aravane Rezaï
, 6–4, 6–4. In the third round, she handily defeated Julia Görges
, 6–3, 6–0. She faced eighth seed Victoria Azarenka
for a place in the semifinals, but lost 2–6, 1–6.
. She was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Russia's Alexandra Panova
, 6-7, 6-7. Next up was the Medibank International Sydney, where Coco was again defeated in the first round of qualifying, this time by Ekaterina Makarova
. Coco came through the qualifying rounds at the Australian Open
; however, she was defeated in the first round of the main draw by Alize Cornet
, 2–6, 1–6.
Up next was Memphis Tennis Championships, where Vandeweghe made the main draw without having to qualify. She defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the first round, 6–3, 6–2. In the second round, she defeated fellow American Alexandra Stevenson
, 6–2, 6–2. Unfortunately, Coco was defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual finalist Rebecca Marino
, 1-6, 6-7. Even though she was beaten, Coco broke into the WTA top 100 for the first time in her career.
Vandeweghe then travelled to Indian Wells, where she gained a wildcard to the main draw. In the first round, she defeated Edina Gallovits-Hall, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. She lost to sixth seed and defending champion Jelena Janković
in the second round, 2–6, 1–6.
At the US Open
, she defeated Alberta Brianti
in the first round, 7-5, 6-3, but lost to eventual champion Samantha Stosur
in the second, 3-6, 4-6.
of the World TeamTennis
pro league.
. She is the daughter of Tauna Vandeweghe and Bobby Mullarkey, niece of basketball coach Kiki Vandeweghe and granddaughter of Miss America
Colleen Kay Hutchins
and basketball player Ernie Vandeweghe
.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. She played on the junior circuit
Junior tennis
Junior Tennis refers to tennis games where the participants are aged 18 and under. Eligibility to compete is not based on age, but year of birth: as a result, some players must move out of juniors soon after their 18th birthday, while others can play juniors until they are nearly 19...
, where she reached a high ranking of junior world no. 15, but is gradually playing more senior tournaments. She won the 2008 US Open Girls' singles
2008 US Open - Girls' Singles
Kristína Kučová was the defending champion, but did not compete in the Juniors that year.Coco Vandeweghe won in the final 7–6, 6–1, against Gabriela Paz-Franco.-Seeds:# Arantxa Rus # Melanie Oudin ...
championship.
She made her WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , 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...
debut in Los Angeles, and reached her senior singles career high of world no. 113 on October 4, 2010.
In May 2010 she won the LA Open Women's Singles championship.
She plays for the Boston Lobsters
Boston Lobsters
The Boston Lobsters are New England's World TeamTennis pro league tennis team based in Middleton, Massachusetts.The Boston Lobsters pro tennis team originally joined the WTT league in 1974 and competed until 1978...
in the World TeamTennis pro league.
Playing style
Coco has a massive serve. She has a great topspin/flat forehand that she uses to dictate play with. Coco's backhand has good power on it, and she slices on that side very well. Movement and overall fitness are seen as her weaknesses. She is coached by Robert Van't Hof.Junior
She received a wildcard into the 2008 US Open Girls' Singles tournament. She defeated 13th seed Elena Chernyakova in the first round. She defeated fellow wildcard Kristie Ahn in the second round and Katarzyna Piter in the third round. In the quarter finals, she defeated Belgian Tamaryn HendlerTamaryn Hendler
Tamaryn Hendler , better known as Tammy Hendler, is a Belgian tennis player.Hendler reached the Quarter Finals in the 2008 US Open Girls' singles tournament and the Semi-finals at 2008 Junior Wimbledon. She has won 4 ITF Singles titles and 2 ITF Doubles titles in her career according to the ITF...
6–2, 6–0. She defeated 12th seed Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...
in the semi finals and went on to win the final against Gabriela Paz-Franco
Gabriela Paz-Franco
Gabriela Paz-Franco is a Venezuelan tennis player. She has a career high of 230 and has won five ITF titles in her career.-Career:...
7–6(3), 6–1. She won the tournament without dropping a set.
2007-2009
Coco made her WTAWomen's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , 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...
debut in the 2007 Acura Classic as a wildcard. She lost to Elena Bovina
Elena Bovina
Elena Olegovna Bovina is a Russian professional female tennis player. On April 4, 2005 Bovina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 14....
, 3–6, 5–7, in the first round.
In 2008, she lost to Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
in the first round in Miami and to Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska
Marta Domachowska is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such...
in Los Angeles
2008 East West Bank Classic - Singles
Ana Ivanović was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.Dinara Safina won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Flavia Pennetta.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Jelena Janković ...
. In the 2008 US Open, where she had won the girls' singles title, she received a wildcard for the women's singles main draw. She lost to Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
, 3–6, 1–6, in the first round.
In 2009, Vandeweghe obtained an invitation from the Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play the 2009 JB Group Classic
2009 JB Group Classic
The 2009 JB Group Classic is a women's exhibition team tennis tournament organized at the beginning of each season...
with her compatriot Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
and Argentine Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
in January, and then she was granted a wildcard to the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open
2009 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2009 Sony Ericsson Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament held from March 23 to April 5, 2009. It was the 25th edition of the Miami Masters event and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
. She lost to Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On June 6, 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 11 in doubles...
, 0–6, 3–6, in the first round. In her second WTA tournament of the year in Los Angeles
2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships - Singles
Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round against Zheng Jie.Flavia Pennetta won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Samantha Stosur.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round....
, she recorded her first WTA-level win. She defeated Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...
, 6–4, 6–4. She then lost to Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
, 6–1, 6–4. Coco gained a wildcard for qualifing at the 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
. She lost in the first round of qualifying.
2010
In 2010, Coco got a wildcard to the Australian Open2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
, but she lost to Sandra Záhlavová
Sandra Záhlavová
Sandra Záhlavová is a Czech tennis player. On 21 June 2010, she achieved her career-high WTA Event singles ranking of No. 78. On June 12, 2006, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 165...
, 0–6, 1–6, in the first round. Coco than played an ITF tournament in Rancho Mirage, retiring in the first round to Tadeja Majerič
Tadeja Majerič
Tadeja Majerič is a professional Slovenian tennis player. On April 12, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 251 whilst her best doubles ranking was 324 on August 18, 2008.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 5 :...
. She then again lost to Georgie Stopp in the first round at the ITF tournament in Laguna Niel. She then reached the second round at the tournament in Surprise, where she lost to Julia Boserup
Julia Boserup
Julia Boserup is a professional American tennis player. On October 31, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 216 whilst her best doubles ranking was 277 on October 31, 2011.-External links:...
. At Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
, 3-6, 1-6.
In the following months, Coco won two ITF tournament in a row. She then cracked into the top 200 on the WTA list.
She then successfully qualified for the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open. In the first round, Coco beat Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
, 6–0, 3–0, when Dulko retired due to an ankle sprain, then went on to defeat Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4, for her first top-10 victory, despite being a break down in both the second and third sets. In the quarterfinals, she led former US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
5–2 in the first set, before falling 7–5, 6–2. Despite tremendous expectations at the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
, Coco was defeated by Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
, 1-6, 0-6, in the first round. Ranked no. 172 in the world, Vandeweghe then travelled to Japan to compete at the 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
in Tokyo. She successfully qualified by defeating veteran Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...
, 7–5, 6–4, and rising star Jarmila Groth, 6–4, 7–6(2). In the first round of the main draw, she defeated world no. 37 Klára Zakopalová, 6–4, 7–6(6). In the second round, she caused a massive upset by defeating world no. 18 and 14th seed Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
, 6–4, 6–4. In the third round, she handily defeated Julia Görges
Julia Görges
Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011...
, 6–3, 6–0. She faced eighth seed Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
for a place in the semifinals, but lost 2–6, 1–6.
2011
Vandeweghe began 2011 at the Brisbane InternationalBrisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
. She was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Russia's Alexandra Panova
Alexandra Panova
Alexandra Panova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 134, which she reached on 23 August 2010. Her career high in doubles is 131, which she reached on 27 April 2009.-2009:...
, 6-7, 6-7. Next up was the Medibank International Sydney, where Coco was again defeated in the first round of qualifying, this time by Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova is a professional Russian tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of number 29 on June 6, 2011.-Career:...
. Coco came through the qualifying rounds at the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
; however, she was defeated in the first round of the main draw by Alize Cornet
Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three . She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 4 July 2011 she is ranked World No. 69...
, 2–6, 1–6.
Up next was Memphis Tennis Championships, where Vandeweghe made the main draw without having to qualify. She defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the first round, 6–3, 6–2. In the second round, she defeated fellow American Alexandra Stevenson
Alexandra Stevenson
Alexandra Winfield Stevenson is a professional tennis player. She made her professional debut in 1999 at Wimbledon, two weeks following graduation from La Jolla Country Day School. At the Wimbledon Championships, Stevenson became the first woman qualifier in the Tennis Open Era to reach the...
, 6–2, 6–2. Unfortunately, Coco was defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual finalist Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino is a Canadian professional tennis player. On July 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 38...
, 1-6, 6-7. Even though she was beaten, Coco broke into the WTA top 100 for the first time in her career.
Vandeweghe then travelled to Indian Wells, where she gained a wildcard to the main draw. In the first round, she defeated Edina Gallovits-Hall, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. She lost to sixth seed and defending champion Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
in the second round, 2–6, 1–6.
At the US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, she defeated Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55...
in the first round, 7-5, 6-3, but lost to eventual champion Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
in the second, 3-6, 4-6.
Team Tennis
She is a roster player for New England's Boston LobstersBoston Lobsters
The Boston Lobsters are New England's World TeamTennis pro league tennis team based in Middleton, Massachusetts.The Boston Lobsters pro tennis team originally joined the WTT league in 1974 and competed until 1978...
of the World TeamTennis
World TeamTennis
World TeamTennis is a coed professional tennis league played with a unique team format in the United States. Each match consists of five sets. Each set features a different configuration . Coaches, before the match, decide the order in which the sets will be played...
pro league.
Personal
She lives in Rancho Santa Fe, CaliforniaRancho Santa Fe, California
Rancho Santa Fe known locally as ″The Ranch″, is one of the most exclusive and affluent communities in Southern California. It is also a census-designated place in San Diego County, California and an unincorporated bedroom community of San Diego County...
. She is the daughter of Tauna Vandeweghe and Bobby Mullarkey, niece of basketball coach Kiki Vandeweghe and granddaughter of Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Colleen Kay Hutchins , a native of Salt Lake City, Utah was crowned as Brigham Young University Homecoming Queen in 1947...
and basketball player Ernie Vandeweghe
Ernie Vandeweghe
Ernest Maurice "Ernie" Vandeweghe Jr. is a physician, a United States Air Force veteran and a retired professional basketball player. He is best known for playing for the New York Knicks of the NBA and for the athletic successes of his family...
.
Singles Statistics
| Tournament | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour 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.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | W-L |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | 1R 2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams defended her title after winning 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Justine Henin in the final.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Dinara Safina ... |
1R 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match... |
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| French Open | A | A | A | 1R 2011 French Open – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Li Na, 6–4, 7–6, making Li the first Asian and Chinese Grand Slam singles champion.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
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| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
A | A | A | 1R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but lost to 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli in the fourth round.For the first time since 1913, all eight quarter-finalists were European.... |
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| US Open | 1R | LQ | 1R 2010 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, and successfully defended her 2009 title, after she won 6–2, 6–1, against Vera Zvonareva in the final. This match lasted only one hour.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
2R 2011 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.Ninth seed Samantha Stosur won her first Grand Slam championship, defeating the favourite Serena Williams, a three-time US Open champion and the 28th seed, 6–2, 6–3 in the final... |
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