WTA Tier I Events
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The WTA Tier I tournaments are a series of ten Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tennis tournaments held throughout the year in various locations around the world, chiefly in Europe and North America. The concept is similar to the ATP Masters Series, and three of the ten Tier I tournaments (Indian Wells and Miami coincide with the Masters Series tournaments in those cities.
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[edit] Events
The locations of the tournaments are somewhat fixed, although recently there have been some changes. The 10 tournaments – in calendar order – are:
Tournament | Also currently known as | Location | Court surface | History | Official website |
Tokyo | Toray Pan Pacific Open | Tokyo, Japan | indoor carpet | 1993 | http://www.toray-ppo.co.jp |
Indian Wells | Pacific Life Open | Indian Wells, CA, USA | outdoor hard | 1997 | http://www.pacificlifeopen.com |
Miami | Sony Ericsson Open | Miami, FL, USA | outdoor hard | http://www.sonyericssonopen.com/ | |
Charleston | Family Circle Cup | Charleston, SC, USA | outdoor green clay | http://www.familycirclecup.com | |
Berlin | Qatar Total German Open | Berlin, Germany | outdoor red clay | http://www.german-open.org | |
Rome | Telecom Italia Masters | Rome, Italy | outdoor red clay | http://www.telecomitaliamasters.it | |
San Diego | Acura Classic | San Diego, CA, USA | outdoor hard | 2004 | http://www.acuraclassic.com |
Canada | Rogers Cup presented by A. E. | Montreal / Toronto, Canada | outdoor hard | http://www.rogerscup.com | |
Moscow | Kremlin Cup | Moscow, Russia | indoor supreme | 1997 | http://www.kremlincup.ru |
Zurich | Zurich Open | Zurich, Switzerland | indoor hard | 1993 | http://www.zurichopen.net |
The series is followed by the year-end WTA Tour Championships, played only by the eight top players in the year-end singles rankings. The location of this season-ending tournament varies. From 2002 till 05 the location was Los Angeles, California, United States, Madrid, Spain. In 2007 the tournament will once again be played in Madrid.
[edit] Results
[edit] 2002
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles | 7-66, 4-6, 6-3 |
Indian Wells | Daniela Hantuchova | Martina Hingis | 6-3, 6-4 |
Miami | Serena Williams | Jennifer Capriati | 7-5, 7-6 |
Charleston | Iva Majoli | Patty Schnyder | 6-3, 6-4 |
Berlin | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Serena Williams | 6-2, 1-6, 7-65 |
Rome | Serena Williams | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7-6, 6-4 |
Montreal | Amelie Mauresmo | Jennifer Capriati | 6-4, 6-1 |
Moscow | Magdalena Maleeva | Lindsay Davenport | 5-7, 6-3, 7-64 |
Zurich | Patty Schnyder | Lindsay Davenport | 6-75, 7-68, 6-3 |
[edit] 2003
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport | Monica Seles | 6-76, 6-1, 6-2 |
Indian Wells | Kim Clijsters | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4, 7-5 |
Miami | Serena Williams | Jennifer Capriati | 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
Charleston | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Serena Williams | 7-65, 6-4 |
Berlin | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Kim Clijsters | 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 |
Rome | Kim Clijsters | Amélie Mauresmo | 3-6, 7-63, 6-0 |
Toronto | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6-1, 6-0 |
Moscow | Anastasia Myskina | Amélie Mauresmo | 6-2, 6-4 |
Zurich | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Jelena Dokic | 6-0, 6-4 |
[edit] 2004
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-4, 6-1 |
Indian Wells | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1, 6-4 |
Miami | Serena Williams | Elena Dementieva | 6-1, 6-1 |
Charleston | Venus Williams | Conchita Martinez | 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
Berlin | Amélie Mauresmo | Venus Williams | walk over |
Rome | Amélie Mauresmo | Jennifer Capriati | 3-6, 6-3, 7-66 |
San Diego | Lindsay Davenport | Anastasia Myskina | 6-1, 6-1 |
Montreal | Amélie Mauresmo | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-1, 6-0 |
Moscow | Anastasia Myskina | Elena Dementieva | 7-5, 6-0 |
Zurich | Alicia Molik | Maria Sharapova | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
[edit] 2005
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | Maria Sharapova | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1, 3-6, 7-65 |
Indian Wells | Kim Clijsters | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 |
Miami | Kim Clijsters | Maria Sharapova | 7-5, 6-3 |
Charleston | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Elena Dementieva | 7-5, 6-4 |
Berlin | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Nadia Petrova | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
Rome | Amélie Mauresmo | Patty Schnyder | 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
San Diego | Mary Pierce | Ai Sugiyama | 6-3, 6-0 |
Toronto | Kim Clijsters | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7-5, 6-1 |
Moscow | Mary Pierce | Francesca Schiavone | 6-4, 6-3 |
Zurich | Lindsay Davenport | Patty Schnyder | 7-6, 6-3 |
[edit] 2006
Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Tokyo | Elena Dementieva | Martina Hingis | 6-2, 6-0 |
Indian Wells | Maria Sharapova | Elena Dementieva | 6-1, 6-2 |
Miami | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Maria Sharapova | 6-4, 6-3 |
Charleston | Nadia Petrova | Patty Schnyder | 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 |
Berlin | Nadia Petrova | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
Rome | Martina Hingis | Dinara Safina | 6-2, 7-5 |
San Diego | Maria Sharapova | Kim Clijsters | 7-5, 7-5 |
Montreal | Ana Ivanovic | Martina Hingis | 6-2, 6-3 |
Moscow | Anna Chakvetadze | Nadia Petrova | 6-4 6-4 |
Zurich | Maria Sharapova | Daniela Hantuchova | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
[edit] Winners
Tokyo |
Indian Wells |
Miami |
Charleston |
Berlin |
Rome |
San Diego |
Toronto/Montreal |
Moscow |
Zurich |
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06 | Dementieva | Sharapova | Kuznetsova | Petrova | Petrova | Hingis | Sharapova | Ivanovic | Chakvetadze | Sharapova |
05 | Sharapova | Clijsters | Clijsters | Henin | Henin | Mauresmo | Pierce | Clijsters | Pierce | Davenport |
04 | Davenport | Henin | S.Williams | V.Williams | Mauresmo | Mauresmo | Davenport | Mauresmo | Myskina | Molik |
03 | Davenport | Clijsters | S.Williams | Henin | Henin | Clijsters | - | Henin | Myskina | Henin |
02 | Hingis | Hantuchova | S.Williams | Majoli | Henin | S.Williams | - | Mauresmo | M.Maleeva | Schnyder |
01 | Davenport | S.Williams | V.Williams | Capriati | Mauresmo | Dokic | - | S.Williams | Dokic | Davenport |
00 | Hingis | Davenport | Hingis | Pierce | Martinez | Seles | - | Hingis | Hingis | Hingis |
99 | Hingis | S.Williams | V.Williams | Hingis | Hingis | V.Williams | - | Hingis | Tauziat | V.Williams |
98 | Davenport | Hingis | V.Williams | Coetzer | Martinez | Hingis | - | Seles | Pierce | Davenport |
97 | Hingis | Davenport | Hingis | Hingis | M.Fernandez | Pierce | - | Seles | Novotna | Davenport |
96 | Majoli | - | Graf | A.Sanchez Vicario | Graf | Martinez | - | Seles | - | Novotna |
95 | Date | - | Graf | Martinez | A.Sanchez Vicario | Martinez | - | Seles | - | Majoli |
94 | Graf | - | Graf | Martinez | Graf | Martinez | - | A.Sanchez Vicario | - | M.Maleeva |
93 | Navratilova | - | A.Sanchez Vicario | Graf | Graf | Martinez | - | Graf | - | Ma.Maleeva-Fragnière |
[edit] Singles Titles Matrix
Since 1993:
Rank | Player | Tokyo | Indian Wells | Miami | Charleston | Berlin | Rome | San Diego | Toronto/ Montreal | Moscow | Zurich | Total |
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1 | Martina Hingis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
2 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 11 |
3 | Steffi Graf | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
4= | Justine Henin-Hardenne | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
4= | Conchita Martinez | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
6 | Serena Williams | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
7= | Amélie Mauresmo | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
7= | Venus Williams | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
9= | Kim Clijsters | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
9= | Mary Pierce | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
9= | / Monica Seles | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 5 |
12= | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
12= | Maria Sharapova | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
14 | Iva Majoli | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
15= | / Jelena Dokic | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
15= | Magdalena Maleeva | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15= | Anastasia Myskina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
15= | Jana Novotna | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15= | Nadia Petrova | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
20= | Jennifer Capriati | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
20= | Anna Chakvetadze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
20= | Amanda Coetzer | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
20= | Kimiko Date | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
20= | Elena Dementieva | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
20= | Mary Joe Fernandez | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
20= | Daniela Hantuchova | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
20= | Ana Ivanovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
20= | Svetlana Kuznetsova | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
20= | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
20= | Alicia Molik | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
20= | Martina Navratilova | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
20= | Patty Schnyder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
20= | Nathalie Tauziat | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
[edit] Trivia
- Monica Seles holds the record for the most consecutive wins at a Tier One event. From 1995 to 1999, she reached the finals of the Canadian Open, winning on the first four occasions.
- Conchita Martinez won the Italian Open four straight times, from 1993 to 1996, and reached the final in 1997.
- Martina Hingis of Switzerland has won all the different Tier I tournaments except for the San Diego event, which became a Tier I event in 2004, during her three-year withdrawal from the sport which ended in late 2005.
WTA Tier I Tournaments |
Tokyo | Indian Wells | Miami | Charleston | Berlin | Rome | San Diego | Montreal/Toronto | Moscow | Zürich |