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Tennis Masters Series is a set of nine tournaments held all over the world. Read on to check out the latest happenings on the Tennis Masters cup circuit as well as WTA tennis.
Tennis Masters Series
Tennis Masters series is a host of individual events that add up to the ultimate tennis series for men. The Tennis Masters series comprises the following tournaments:
- Pacific Life Open
- Nasdaq 100 Open
- Monte Carlo
- Roma
- Hamburg
- Montreal
- Cincinnati
- Madrid
- Paris
Tim Henman defeated Andrei Pavel in the final of the BNP Masters Cup tournament. This was preceded by wins over Sebastien Grosjean, Gustavo Kuerten, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Pavel.
Andy Roddick claimed consecutive wins at the Tennis Masters series. Guillermo Coria won his first Tennis Masters Series title at the Tennis Masters tournament at Hamburg. Felix Mantilla is the first unseeded tennis player to win the Tennis Masters Series at Rome. Top seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero won the Tennis Series Masters at Monte Carlo for the second consecutive year.
The Tennis Masters Series season is round the corner and speculation runs high as to the likely winners. Will Andre Agassi be able to give the new blood a run for their money? Are Marat Safin and Tommy Haas likely to make a comeback? Or will the young pack of Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Juan Carlos Ferrero continue their winning streak?
Andre Agassi is an all-time favorite as he attempts to win the fourth Australian Open in five years. He has an impressive 16 Tennis Masters Series titles. After winning the Miami title for the record sixth time, Agassi has beaten the record set by his wife Steffi Graf who won the tournament five times.
Tennis Masters Cup
The Tennis Masters Cup was created on December 9, 1999. On that day, the Grand Slam Committee, the ITF and the ATP Tour announced that the ATP Tour World Championship and the men's Grand Slam Cup would be discontinued and a new end- of- year men's tournament would be now known as the Tennis Masters Cup.
The tennis Masters cup tournament is a premier event on the tennis circuit. Roger Federer won the Tennis Masters Cup 2006, Where as Rafael Nadal stood 3rd in the tournament.
The Tennis Masters cup is an important event on the social calendar at Cote d’Azur. The Tennis Masters cup holds much promise with the presence of the newer players such as Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Guillermo Coria, Gustavo Kuerten, Carlo Mova and Rafael Nadal. Promising French players like Arnaud Clement, Richard Gasquet and Sebastian Grosjean are others to watch out for this coming year.
WTA Tennis
WTA tennis is the world’s premier professional tennis tournament for women. WTA tennis tour is a non-profit organization with headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida and London. WTA tennis draws television viewership from across the globe. WTA tennis has seen all-time tennis greats like Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario. Steffi Graf reigned supreme for years on end. Today, the WTA tennis circuit is dominated by Martina Hingis, the Williams sisters Venus and Serena, Lindsay Davenport and Mary Pierce. Anna Kournikova has added a touch of glamour to the WTA tennis court.
The Virginia Slims Circuit started in 1970 was a predecessor of sorts to the current WTA tennis Tour. Women tennis players were getting but a third of the prize money as compared to the men’s singles champions. Tired at this discrimination and after vocal protests, a group of women players along with their chief campaigner Gladys Heldman decided to stage a tournament of their own. This led to their suspension by the USTA thus rendering them ineligible for Grand Slams and other tournaments authorized by any national tennis association. With Billie Jean King as a driving force, the women stuck to their ground. Thus was born the WTA tennis Tour.
Martina Navratilova was honored for completing a lifetime ‘Super Slam’. On winning the Australian Open Mixed doubles, she became the first player to win the singles, doubles and mixed titles at all four Grand Slams.
Check out the WTA Ratings for 2007
1. Justine Henin-Hardenne
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova
3. Jelena Jankovic
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Anna Chakvetadze
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