Article: Tennis

Article: ATP executive takes over WTA Tour
AP Worldstream;  March 29, 2003 ;     196 words ......Larry Scott, who has worked for the ATP Tour for the past 11 years, has been hired as chief executive officer of the WTA Tour. Scott, 38, was introduced at a news...signed a five-year agreement with the WTA Tour to succeed Kevin Wulff, who left after...

Article: Ten: Davenport calls on WTA Tour to allow appearance money
AAP Sports News (Australia);  March 18, 2005 ;     534 words ......News (Australia) 03-18-2005 Ten: Davenport calls on WTA Tour to allow appearance money By Matthew Cronin INDIAN WELLS...World number one Lindsay Davenport is calling for the WTA Tour to allow appearance money and end the covert way in...are rewarded for entering a tournament. In the men's ...

Article: Kim Clijsters, Larry Scott and Dockery Clark Conference Call to Discuss Upcoming Bank of America WTA Tour Championships Held at Staples Center, Nov. 5-10.
PR Newswire;  October 6, 2003 ;     277 words ......1 since Aug. 11, 2003. Winner of last year's WTA Tour Championships and 16 WTA Tour Singles titles. She was the runner up in this...US Opens. Larry Scott, Chief Executive Officer, WTA Tour. Scott brings over a decade of leadership and...

Article: Wulff leaves as WTA Tour CEO
AP Worldstream;  January 16, 2003 ;     161 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: MELBOURNE, Australia WTA Tour chief executive officer Kevin Wulff said...certainly a difficult decision to leave the WTA Tour at a time when the future seems so bright...fired. Wulff will remain as CEO of the WTA Tour until March, the statement said. His departure...

Article: Sony Ericsson and WTA Tour Announce Largest Global Sponsorship In History of Women's Sport; Title Sponsor partnership over six years is set to significantly enhance entertainment value of women's tennis with the Sony Ericsson mobile communications devices.
PR Newswire;  January 5, 2005 ;     700+ words ......innovator in mobile phones, and the WTA Tour today jointly announce the signing of...Ericsson the worldwide title sponsor of the WTA Tour. The six-year deal, which renames the Tour the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, is the largest and most comprehensive...

Article: Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership in Dubai
Al Bawaba;  February 22, 2005 ;     329 words ......global tournaments in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, opening in Dubai next week. The branding...Gaz de France. "Our partnership with the WTA Tour is off to a fantastic start with some...sponsorship deal between Sony Ericsson and WTA Tour is the largest and most comprehensive...

Article: TEN: Leading ATP Tour rankings
AAP Sports News (Australia);  February 2, 1999 ;     128 words ...AAP Sports News (Australia) 02-02-1999 TEN: Leading ATP Tour rankings MONACO, Feb 1 Reuters - The top 20 men's tennis players, according to the WTA Tour rankings: 1. Pete Sampras (US) 2. Alex Corretja (Spain) 3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) 4. Pat...

Article: Nasdaq to be North American Presenting Sponsor for Sanex WTA Tour.
M2 Presswire;  March 13, 2001 ;     613 words ......American Presenting Sponsor for Sanex WTA Tour (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...The Nasdaq Stock Market and the Sanex WTA Tour announced today that Nasdaq has signed...North American Presenting Sponsor for the WTA Tour, effective immediately through December...

Article: Ten: Sanex becomes worldwide sponsor of WTA Tour
AAP Sports News (Australia);  November 18, 1999 ;     228 words ......Ten: Sanex becomes worldwide sponsor of WTA Tour NEW YORK, Nov 17 Reuters - Women's tennis...terms of the deal were not disclosed, but WTA Tour CEO Bart McGuire said the tour had been...the women's circuit known as the Sanex WTA Tour from January 1, Sanex will pour "substantial...

Article: TEN: WTA Tour to give Slams more weight in rankings
AAP Sports News (Australia);  November 17, 2001 ;     394 words ......Sports News (Australia) 11-17-2001 TEN: WTA Tour to give Slams more weight in rankings ST PETERSBURG, Florida, Nov 16 Reuters - The WTA Tour is changing its ranking system to add...them above the current Tier I level, the WTA Tour said. In addition, the Tour will create...

Article: Women's WTA Tour Winners
Xinhua News Agency;  August 20, 2001 ;     427 words ......is the list of winners on the women's WTA Tour this year: Jan 6: Australian hardcourt...Auckland Classic - Meilen Tu (Women's WTA Tour winners) Jan 13: Canberra international...AUSTRALIAN OPEN - Jennifer Capriati (Women's WTA Tour winners) Feb 4: Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo...

Article: WTA Tour Launches Worldwide Brand Marketing Campaign; 'Get In Touch With Your Feminine Side' Campaign Among Most Comprehensive Ever in Women's Professional Sports.
PR Newswire;  June 24, 2003 ;     673 words ......England, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The WTA Tour announced today the launch of a landmark...Your Feminine Side, features many of the WTA Tour's internationally- recognized stars, including...history, will at first be used primarily by WTA Tour tournaments in approximately 30 countries...

Article: Wulff quits as WTA Tour CEO
Xinhua News Agency;  January 16, 2003 ;     103 words ...Wulff quits as WTA Tour CEO CANBERRA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kevin...Thursday that he was quitting his post as WTA Tour chief executive officer. In a statement...fired. However, Wulff will remain as WTA Tour chief executive officer until March...

Article: Pratt wins her first WTA Tour title
AP Worldstream;  February 21, 2004 ;     258 words ......Australian Nicole Pratt won the first WTA Tour title of her 14-year career Saturday when...seeded Pratt, playing only her second WTA Tour final, threw away a commanding 5-2 lead...Pratt's previous best performance on the WTA Tour came last year, when she reached the fourth...