Lighting Up The Night In Monterrey
The theme of the Abierto GNP Seguros player party was “glow in the dark,” and Caroline Garcia, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and plenty of WTA players were on hand to light up the night.
The theme of the Abierto GNP Seguros player party was “glow in the dark,” and Caroline Garcia, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and plenty of WTA players were on hand to light up the night.
Defending champions Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza became the first players to qualify for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. The Co-No.1s started the year with their third straight Grand Slam title and have been all but invincible since, capturing a total of five titles in the first six months of the 2016 season.
Want more Santina stats? We’ve compiled the most important numbers behind Hingis and Mirza’s superb doubles careers – together and apart.
92 – Hingis (55) and Mirza (37) have won a total of 92 doubles titles throughout their careers.
41 – Hingis and Mirza went undefeated from the US Open to Qatar Total Open, the longest winning streak since 1990.
9 – The pair earned nine titles during their streak, including two Grand Slams and the WTA Finals crown.
14 – As a team, Santina has won 14 titles together and will look to defend their doubles title in Singapore at the WTA Finals this year.
3 – Mirza is returning to the WTA Finals for the third consecutive year.
2 – Mirza is a perfect 8-0 in doubles matches at the WTA Finals winning the title in 2014 with Cara Black and 2015 with Hingis.
1661 – Throughout their careers, Hingis (960) and Mirza (701) have combined to win 1,661 matches in singles and doubles matches combined.
111 – Mirza (63) and Hingis (58) have combined to spend 111 weeks at the top of the WTA Doubles Rankings, including 23 weeks as Co-No.1s.
Highlights from first round action at the Aegon International.
Caroline Wozniacki takes on Samantha Stosur in the second round of the Aegon International.
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Agnieszka Radwanska has Wednesday’s shot of the day at the Aegon International Eastbourne.
Kristina Mladenovic has Thursday’s shot of the day at the Aegon International Eastbourne.
Johanna Konta takes on Ekaterina Makarova in the quarterfinals of the Aegon International.
STANFORD, CA, USA – Less than seven months after giving birth to son Leo, former No.1 Victoria Azarenka is set to return to tennis this summer at the Bank Of The West Classic in Stanford.
“I am very excited to be returning to the WTA at the Bank of the West Classic,” Azarenka said. “Becoming a mother has been the most rewarding thing that has ever happened to me and really puts things in perspective. I am looking forward to beginning this new stage of my career.”
The two-time Australian Open champion enjoyed a strong start to last season, winning the elusive Sunshine Double at the BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open, but was forced to sit out the remainder of 2016 after announcing the imminent birth of her son.
Tickets for this year’s event, which will be held July 31-August 6 at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium on Stanford University’s campus, can be purchased online at www.BankOfTheWestClassic.com or by phone at 866-WTA-TIXS (866-982-8497).
Johanna Konta has Friday’s shot of the day at the Aegon International Eastbourne.