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    • The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters is in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquart… See more

    Early history

    Tennis's Open Era, in which professional players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs, began in 1968. Billie Jean King was a high ranking tennis player in the late 1960s who won several titles and was interviewe… See more

    WTA Tour

    The WTA was founded at a meeting organised by Billie Jean King, a week before the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. This meeting was held at Gloucester Hotel in London. In 1975, the WTA increased its financial st… See more

    Players' Council

    The Players' Council is a group or sub-committee under the WTA board of directors, consisting of eight selected players on the tour that advocate player interest, handles grievances, changes in the tennis s… See more

    Further reading

    • King, Billie Jean; Starr, Cynthia. We Have Come a Long Way : The Story of Women's Tennis. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070346253. OCLC 18191069. See more

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    The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. [1] . The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa". [2] Aryna Sabalenka is the current world No. 1 in …

     
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    What does WTA stand for in tennis?
    The Women's Tennis Association (WTA), formed in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the main organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. The WTA's counterpart organization for men's professional tennis is the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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    When was the women's Tennis Association founded?
    The Women's Tennis Association was founded in the month of June 1973, but can trace its origins back to Houston with the inaugural Virginia Slims tournament, arranged by Gladys Heldman, and held on 23 September 1970. Rosie Casals won this first event.

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    What is a WTA tournament?
    The tournament predates the WTA Tour and started in 1972 as the championship tournament of the Tour's predecessor: the Virginia Slims Circuit. Since 2003, the tournament has used a unique format not seen in other WTA Tour events: the players are separated into two groups of four, within which they each play three round-robin matches.

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    When was the WTA founded?
    The WTA was founded at a meeting organised by Billie Jean King, a week before the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. This meeting was held at Gloucester Hotel in London. In 1975, the WTA increased its financial stature by signing a television broadcast contract with CBS, the first in the WTA's history.

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    When did women's tennis start?
    However women's tennis did not really become established until the 1960s, and especially with the establishment of the Women's Tennis Association in the 1970s. In women's tennis matches the ball is usually played without effect (less than lift) and games tend to play more from the baseline; typing is generally less powerful than men.

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    What is the WTA Finals?
    The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.

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    Learn about the origins, achievements and milestones of the WTA, the global leader in women's professional sports. Founded by Billie Jean King in 1973, the WTA features over 1650 players from 85 nations competing in over 50 events …

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