By Tennis Guru on Nov 9, 2009 in Tennis News, Tournament of Champions, tennis results | 0 Comments
Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai clinched her biggest title to date after she won the inaugural Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. The tournament, which served as a year-end competition for highest-ranked WTA stars who won an International-level event this year and not were part of the Sony Ericsson Championships, was held in Bali, Indonesia.
The 22-year old won when her opponent and compatriot Marion Bartoli retired after the first set with the former leading 7-5. Bartoli was treated for a strain in the left quadriceps but could no longer continue with the match after losing the first set.
By Tennis Guru on Nov 9, 2009 in ATP, Suisse Open, Swiss Indoors, Tennis News, Tournament of Champions, Valencia Open, tennis results | 0 Comments
Here are the winners of the ATP and WTA tournaments held from November 2, 2009 – November 8, 2009:
Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel (ATP) – Basel, Switzerland
Singles: Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Doubles: Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor
Prize money: €291,700 (singles), €71,500 (doubles)
Valencia Open 500 (ATP) – Valencia, Spain
Singles: Andy Murray (GBR)
Doubles: Michal Mertinak / Frantisek Cermak
Prize money: €323,000 (singles), €79,000 (doubles)
Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions (WTA) – Bali, Indonesia
Singles: Aravane Rezai (FRA)
Prize money: $200,000 (singles)
By Tennis Guru on Nov 3, 2009 in Tournament of Champions, WTA, watch online tennis | 1 Comment
Making its debut this year, the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions is the season-ending event for the WTA Tour’s International tournament winners.
The $600,000 event will take place in Bali, Indonesia from November 4 to 8, 2009 and it features 12 WTA stars that will be grouped into four. These players are the ten highest-ranked players who won at least one International tournament during this season and that they have not competed at the Sony Ericsson Championships – Doha 2009.
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