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2017 Women'

s Tennis Association Media Guide ? Copyright WTA

2017 All Rights Reserved.

No portion of this book may be reproduced ―electronically, mechanically or by any other means, including photocopying― without the written permission of the Women'

s Tennis Association (WTA). Printed in Canada Compiled by the Women'

s Tennis Association (WTA) Communications Department WTA CEO &

Chairman: Steve Simon Editors-in-Chief: Kevin Fischer &

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3 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION Women'

s Tennis Association (WTA) Story?4-5 WTA Organizational Structure?6 Steve Simon - WTA CEO?7 WTA Executive Team &

Senior Management?8 WTA Media Information?9 WTA Personnel?10-11 WTA Player Development?12-13 WTA Coach Initiatives

14 2017 WTA Profile?16 CALENDAR AND TOURNAMENTS WTA Calendar?18-19 Grand Slam Profiles

20 WTA Premier Mandatory Profiles?21 WTA Premier

5 Profiles?22 WTA Finals?23 WTA Elite Trophy?24

2017 Tournament Directory?25-32 WTA 125K Series

32 Directory of Key Organizations?33 International Tennis Federation?34 WTA PLAYER PROFILES Reference Notes

36 Player Birthdays?38 Player Name Pronunciations

39 Player Profiles?40-152

2016 REVIEW: RANKINGS AND STATISTICS

2016 Year-End Singles Rankings?154

2016 Year-End Doubles Rankings?155

2016 Prize Money Leaders

156 2016 Tournament Results?157-158

2016 By the Numbers?159-161

2016 Match Facts

162 ALL-TIME RANKINGS AND STATISTICS

2017 WTA Ranking System?164 No.1 Singles Ranking History?165 No.1 Doubles Ranking History?166 All-Time Top

10 History?167 Career-High Ranking Leaders

168 No.1 vs. No.2?169 Ranking Facts?170-171 Season-Ending Top

10 Singles Rankings?172-173 Season-Ending Top

10 Prize Money Leaders?174-175 Prize Money Records

176 Title Records?177-179 Match Records?180-182 WTA Awards?183-184 GRAND SLAM HISTORY Grand Slam Leaderboard 186-188 Australian Open?189-192 Roland Garros 193-196 The Championships, Wimbledon 197-201 US Open?202-206 Fed Cup

207 Olympic Tennis

208 WTA FINALS HISTORY WTA Finals History 210-222 WTA LEGENDS: Former No.1 Ranked Players and Grand Slam Champions WTA Legends?224-237 Original