Top 5 WTA Tour nations for 2021
ONE continued powerhouse, two nations with great depth, and a couple that are held up by top-end stars, Rookie Me Central presents five WTA Tour nations that impressed with overall titles in 2021. The five included won four or more singles titles in 2021. #1 United States Total Top 100 Singles Players: 162021 Singles Titles: […]
Tennis Australia confirms Aussie summer swing
TENNIS Australia has confirmed the tournaments for the upcoming Australian summer swing for both the ATP and WTA Tours. In an email sent out to the players, Tennis Australia announced that tournaments will be played in Adelaide and Sydney, as well as non-stop action in Melbourne. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ATP TOUR Adelaide International ATP Cup Melbourne […]
2021 WTA Tour year-end rankings and surprise packets
THE 2021 WTA Tour came to a close for the most part this week, with the official year-end rankings confirmed on Monday and seeing some last-minute Top 10 changes over the past week. We run through the 2021 year-end Top 10 and the surprise packets from the season that was. READ>>2021 WTA Memorable Moments Ash […]
2021 WTA Memorable Moments
THERE was no shortage of memorable moments on the WTA Tour, so Rookie Me Central has named a handful of results that stuck out in 2021. Ons Jabeur becomes first Arab in Top 10 In the first of many remarkable historic moments, Ons Jabeur becoming the first Arab tennis player – male or female – […]
WTA Tour wrap: Parry claims Montevideo title
FRENCHWOMAN Diane Parry has claimed the WTA 125 Montevideo Open title in Uruguay overnight, defeating the higher ranked Panna Udvardy in an intriguing final clash of the maiden event. 19-year-old Parry has reached a career-high world number 115 with the title victory, while her Hungarian opponent is also on the verge of entering Top 100 […]
What’s left on the WTA Tour run home?
FOR all intents and purposes, the WTA Tour season is now over. The WTA Finals have been run and won, and the Billie Jean King Cup marked the last event for many of the world’s top players. Mid-November has traditionally been the close of business for many Top 100 players – and indeed the majority […]
WTA Finals title wrap: Muguruza named 2021 WTA Finals champion
A HUGE week of WTA Finals action in Guadalajara, Mexico has come to a close, with Garbine Muguruza named the 2021 WTA Finals champion following a 6-3 7-5 victory against Anett Kontaveit. The only player to beat Kontaveit throughout her rapid rise over the past month, it was a milestone 10th title win for Muguruza, […]
2021 WTA Finals wrap: Day 5 – Muguruza upsets Kontaveit to book semis spot
THE second semi finalist of the Teotihuacán Group of the 2021 WTA Finals was determined, with Garbine Muguruza defeating the in-form Anett Kontaveit to book her place on Day 5 of proceedings. This knocked out Karolina Pliskova in the process, despite the Czech beating Barbora Krejcikova in the day session to keep her hopes alive. […]
2021 WTA Finals wrap: Day 4 – Badosa books semis spot as Sabalenka gets home
ANOTHER WTA Finals semi-finalist has been determined, with seventh seed Spaniard Paula Badosa confirmed as the player joining Anett Kontaveit in the final four. The pair will have to wait on results to find out who they are playing, but for Badosa – who defeated Maria Sakkari in two tight sets today – she will […]
2021 WTA Finals wrap – Day 3: Kontaveit steamrolls Pliskova to book semis spot
THE first WTA Finals semi-finalist has been determined with Anett Kontaveit winning her second match in Mexico over Karolina Pliskova. Kontaveit won in a stunning straight sets victory, whilst in the other match, Garbine Muguruza kept her hopes of a semi-finals spot alive with a come-from-behind win over Barbora Krejcikova, knocking the second seed out […]