Volume 31, Issue 40 THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR November 12, 2007

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1 NOTES & NETCORDS Volume 31, Issue 40 THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR November 12, 2007 IN THIS ISSUE Epic Year, Epic Ending 1-2 Madrid Wrap 3 Quotes of the Week Win of the Week Photos of the Week 4 Weeks at No.1 Ranking Movers Birthdays Final Results By The Numbers 7-8 News Briefs 8 Prize Money Leaders 10 Year-End Rankings Singles Top 100 Doubles Top Tournament Draws Madrid Among Henin s numerous achievements in 2007 was putting together the first ever $5-million season in Tour history. Action Images / Reuters Black, Huber win doubles title; Huber joins Black at No.1 (See Pages 2, 4) UNESCO, Tour launch global programs, ad campaigns (See Page 7) MADRID, Spain - In an epic ending to an epic year, two of the greatest fighters in history went to war, battling for year-end glory at the Sony Ericsson Championships. And after a threehour, 24-minute marathon it was Justine Henin who was victorious, capping a record-breaking year with a triumph and her 10th Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title of the season. Henin's title victory over Maria Sharapova - which, incidentally, placed at No.12 on the Open Era list of longest matches - was a nailbiter from start to finish. Henin barely let go of the opening set, saving seven set points before finally losing her 5-6 service game. The second set had a tense ending also, as she broke for 5-4 and then dropped serve, but would break again and tuck the set away with a love hold. The end of the second set was really important; I broke her, she broke me and I broke her again, so there was a lot of tension, Henin said. I think I took advantage of my opportunities more than her, especially on the returns. The third may not have been as long as the others in terms of games, but it too broke the hour mark. Just as Henin seemed to pull away - breaking and holding to lead Sharapova rallied to bring it back to 3-all. But that's when the wheels began coming off, as Sharapova dropped her serve at 15 and the top-ranked, top-seeded Henin held at love to go up 5-3. With Sharapova serving to stay in it Henin wasn't the least bit discouraged as four match points passed her by. She maintained the poise and composure she is so very famous for and refused to wait for her service game to close it out, sealing it on her fifth match point. This was one of the best moments of my career; to finish an amazing year with an amazing match, the longest I've ever played, makes me very happy, Henin said. I felt pretty fresh physically, but it was mentally and emotionally tough. And she played an amazing match - it's really great to see her at her best level again. For Sharapova, a run to the final here was a statement that she is still very much one of the grittiest and most dangerous competitors around. After a tough season that began with [Cont. Page 2]

2 Epic Year, Epic Ending (cont.) Sharapova moved into the field when Venus Williams withdrew, then made it all the way to her second career Championships final without losing a match. Action Images / Reuters her reaching the Australian Open final and re-ascending to No.1 but saw her suffer a string of early round defeats - including falling in the fourth round of Wimbledon and surrendering her US Open title in the third round, and slipping to No.6 in the world coming into Madrid - this week has been nothing but a reaffirmation. After a match of nearly three and a half hours, it is always disappointing to be the loser; but at the end of the week there can only be one winner, and this time that was Justine," said Sharapova, who went 3-0 in her round robin group and routed Anna Chakvetadze in the semifinals before coming up against Henin. She really came through and played some good tennis in the end. But I'm definitely in a much better place than I was two weeks ago. Right now I'm not asking myself any more questions. For Henin, this season could barely have been any better. She won 63 of 67 matches (a.940 winning percentage, the likes of which haven't been seen since Graf put together a.977 season in 1989) and 10 of the 14 tournaments she played, including her sixth and seventh major titles at Roland Garros and the US Open (not since Hingis in 1997 has a player won double digit titles in a season). And with the exception of seven weeks early on, she held the No.1 ranking the entire season. Perhaps most impressively is that Henin blows away the previous record for the highest prize money earnings in a single year - the $1-million winner's cheque pushes her well past Clijsters' $4,466,345 total from 2003, to $5,367,086. She is the first woman to earn over $5 million in a single season. And so Henin, the smallest player in the Top 20, finishes at No.1 for a second straight year, showing once again that through setback and disadvantage can come drive and determination. Impossible is nothing and I've proven it again this year, she continued. When I remember the way I felt in January and when I came back to competition in February in Paris, it was like I had to start again. I had to deal with a lot of emotions. It's been a very difficult year but I remained very positive and I grew up a lot. A lot of things happened in my life that fueled my tennis more than ever. I have no hesitations to say that it's been the best season in my career so far, even if it has been one of the most difficult. Black, Huber cap phenomenal doubles season Neither one of their two matches at the Sony Ericsson Championships was by any means easy, but given their form coming in, it wouldn t have been too smart to bet against them. Coming off a regular season that saw them capture eight titles - including Grand Slams at the Australian Open in January and at Wimbledon in July - Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the favorites at the seasonending Championships, and they sure came through, picking off Kveta Peschke and Rennae Stubbs in the semifinals, 76(3) , and Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama in the final, We ve been the dictating team this year and it was great to show it at the end; not just talking the talk, Huber commented. We ve had great matches the whole year against Sugi and Katarina and today was really tight, Black added. You just have to focus on your own game; that s what we ve done well all year. Black and Huber had won three titles together prior to this year, including their first of now three Slams at Wimbledon in 2005, but their prior success was more than eclipsed this year as they added to the aforementioned majors and Madrid triumph with titles at Paris [Indoors], Antwerp, Dubai, San Diego, Moscow and Linz. For Black the title was an individual triumph; she had qualified here seven times before with different partners and had never won the title in five previous finals, including in all of the last three years. After losing five finals, it s a real confidence booster to win and nice to take away at the end of the year, the Zimbabwean said. Srebotnik and Sugiyama, the No.2 seeds behind Black and Huber, beat Chan Yung-Jan and Chuang Chia-Jung in their semi. Black and Huber were by far the doubles team of 2007, capturing a total of nine titles, including two Grand Slams and this past week s season-ending honors. Action Images / Reuters Get online at THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE OF THE SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR Volume 31, Issue 40 November 12, Page 2

3 QUOTES OF THE WEEK We had a disappointing US Open. We played too many matches, something we didn't anticipate at the beginning of the year. You learn a lot from your victories and from your defeats too. Now we know what kind of preparation we need for the Slams next year. Liezel Huber on she and Cara Black s second round loss at the US Open, their only pre-semifinal loss in 23 tournaments this season. It s a different life than other girls my age who are in school and college, but it s one I could never trade, even with these challenges I have or those I ll get in the coming years. I have to accept them and move on. It s never going to come the easy way but I respect that and I love the challenges of it. Maria Sharapova on how her struggles with injury this year haven t deterred her from giving her tennis career her all. Once when I played in Stanford it got stuck on the racquet but that was just once. I think I ll cut it a little bit after Madrid because I cut it every year but before the last tournament I didn t want to cut it - it s a little superstition. But just a little bit, I don t want short hair because I m used to having long hair since I was 8 or 9. It used to be even longer. Anna Chakvetadze, when asked whether her long braid of hair ever gets in the way of her strokes during her matches. WIN OF THE WEEK (1) Justine Henin (BEL #1) d. (6) Maria Sharapova (RUS #6) Final, Sony Ericsson Championships (Madrid) Coming into the Sony Ericsson Championships their results couldn t have been more different, but in the final of the season-ender there was very little between them, as Justine Henin edged Maria Sharapova in three marathon sets - each of which lasted more than an hour - for a three-hour, 24-minute triumph in the Spanish capital. It was the 12th-longest women s singles match in the Open Era, and the longest best-of-three-set final in season-ending Championships history. The 2006 season-ending champion s victory over the 2004 season-ending champion also extended her win streak to 25 matches in a row, a personal best as well as a Tourbest (the last time a player won that many matches in a row came over seven years ago, when Venus Williams hit 35 in 2000). HONORABLE MENTION (1) Justine Henin (BEL #1) d. (A) Marion Bartoli (FRA #10) (Madrid Round Robin): For the fourth time in her career (and the third time on the Tour), Henin double-bageled an opponent, which may have been revenge for her shock Wimbledon semifinal loss. I had a lot of determination, Henin said of the 57-minute rout. The first game was pretty difficult, but then I really played unbelievable tennis and everything was working really well. Maybe it s a little bit of revenge for losing to her in the Wimbledon semifinals. PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Madrid On the Monday of the Sony Ericsson Championships week, the elite eight qualifiers were decked out in Hugo Boss clothing (with the exception of Maria Sharapova) to pose for the official photo. Anna Chakvetadze, Ana Ivanovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Sharapova, Justine Henin, Daniela Hantuchova, Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams (L-R). Sony Ericsson Championships After triumphing in Sunday s final, Justine Henin held the Billie Jean King trophy in the air as the spotlight focused in on her. It was her 10th title of the season. Action Images Jelena Jankovic went to a soccer match pitting Sevilla against Real Madrid and played tennis on the pitch at half time with former Sevilla player Pablo Alfaro. Sony Ericsson Championships Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario was honored at a dinner on Thursday in Madrid. Here she poses with Tour President Stacey Allaster. Action Images After doing her press conference after winning her first round robin match, some fans presented Ana Ivanovic with a birthday cake. The Serb turned 20 on Tuesday. Action Images Volume 31, Issue 40 November 12, Page 3

4 Henin chases Davenport; Huber joins Black at No.1 Justine Henin first ascended to No.1 on October 20, 2003; she became the first to lose it a week later but returned to No.1 on November 10, 2003, holding it 44 weeks until September 12, 2004, after the US Open. She re-ascended on November 13, 2006, holding it for 11 weeks to bring her non-consecutive total to 56. She began her fourth stint at No.1 on March 19, 2007, at Miami, and this week begins her 35th straight week (91st overall) at the top. If all goes to plan, she will spend her 98th week at No.1 in the first week of the season (tying Davenport on the all-time list). Cara Black spent her first 16 weeks at No.1 in doubles between October 17, 2005 and February 5, She spent two more weeks there between June 11 and 24 this year and began her third stint there on July 9, This week she earns her 19th straight (37th total) week at No.1, but is now joined by Liezel Huber, who will become the 22nd player in history to rise to No.1 in doubles. No.1 SINGLES RANKING HOLDERS Steffi Graf Martina Navratilova Chris Evert Martina Hingis Monica Seles Lindsay Davenport Justine Henin Serena Williams Amélie Mauresmo Tracy Austin Kim Clijsters Jennifer Capriati Maria Sharapova Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario Venus Williams WEEKS AT NO.1 *377 weeks 331 weeks 262 weeks 209 weeks 178 weeks 98 weeks 91 weeks 57 weeks 39 weeks 22 weeks 19 weeks 17 weeks 14 weeks 12 weeks 11 weeks 17 August July November March March October October July September April August October August February February 2002 * The all-time record for most weeks at No.1 for both men and women No.1 DOUBLES RANKING HOLDERS Martina Navratilova Natasha Zvereva Lisa Raymond Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario Paola Suárez Gigi Fernandez Helena Sukova Jana Novotna Virginia Ruano Pascual Samantha Stosur Pam Shriver Ai Sugiyama Cara Black Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport Julie Halard-Decugis Anna Kournikova Corina Morariu Kim Clijsters Larisa Neiland Rennae Stubbs Liezel Huber *237 weeks 124 weeks 117 weeks 111 weeks 87 weeks 80 weeks 68 weeks 67 weeks 65 weeks 61 weeks 48 weeks 45 weeks 37 weeks 35 weeks 32 weeks 14 weeks 10 weeks 7 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 3 weeks 1 week 10 September October June October September March February August September February March October October June October September November April August January August November 2007 * No.2 all-time for both men and women, after John McEnroe s 270 RANKING MOVERS Sharapova back in Top 5; Madrid doubles finalists inch up Notable singles ranking movers the week of November 12, 2007: Maria Sharapova (RUS) No.6 to No.5 Return to Top 5; having ranked among the Top 5 for nearly three solid years (from November 15, 2004 to October 28, 2007), the Russian dipped to No.6 for the two weeks preceding Madrid; but her run to the final bumped her back into the Top 5 just in time for the year-end rankings, her fourth straight Top 5 season finish Tatiana Golovin (FRA) No.15 to No.13 New career-high; despite inactivity, rises from previous career-high upon Mauresmo s fall from No.13 to No.18 (and Petrova staying at No.14); now France s No.2 player (behind world No.10 Bartoli) Ashley Harkleroad (USA) No.95 to No.76 Biggest jump inside Top 100; highest ranking since June for former Top 40 player, after capturing her second ITF Circuit singles title of the year (and seventh of career) at $75K ITF/Pittsburgh, PA-USA Huber joins doubles No.1 elite Liezel Huber (USA) No.2 to No.1 Becomes 22nd doubles world No.1 in Tour history; just the fourth time doubles partners have co-ranked No.1 in doubles, following Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs, Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur and finally Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) No.6 to No.4 New career-high; having spent nine weeks this summer (between end of Wimbledon and end of US Open) at previous career-high of No.5, the Slovenian rises back into the Top 5 at a brand new high Ai Sugiyama (JPN) No.8 to No.6 Highest doubles ranking in over three years (since she was No.6 in October 2004) for former doubles world No.1, who was runner-up at this past week s season-ending Championships with Srebotnik HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Best wishes to those with birthdays in the off-season: Yan Zi (CHN) November 12, 1984 Sania Mirza (IND) November 15, 1986 Olivia Sanchez (FRA) November 17, 1982 Martina Sucha (SVK) November 20, 1980 Carly Gullickson (USA) November 26, 1986 Vasilisa Bardina (RUS) November 30, 1987 Alicja Rosolska (POL) December 1, 1985 Sharon Fichman (CAN) December 3, 1990 Tamira Paszek (AUT) December 6, 1990 Urszula Radwanska (POL) December 7, 1990 Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) December 8, 1982 Bryanne Stewart (AUS) December 9, 1979 Edina Gallovits (ROU) December 10, 1984 Patty Schnyder (SUI) December 14, 1978 Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) December 15, 1982 Alexandra Stevenson (USA) December 15, 1980 Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) December 18, 1984 Aiko Nakamura (JPN) December 28, 1983 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) December 28, 1970 Kira Nagy (HUN) December 29, 1977 Agnes Szavay (HUN) December 29, 1988 Volume 31, Issue 40 November 12, Page 4

5 2007 SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR FINALS (as of November 12, 2007) Week of Tier Tournament Singles final Doubles final JANUARY 1 Gold Coast-AUS III $175,000 Mondial Australian Women s Hardcourts (HO) (2) Safina d. (1) Hingis (2) Safina / Srebotnik d. Benesova / Voskoboeva Auckland-NZL IV $145,000 ASB Classic (HO) (1) Jankovic d. (5) Zvonareva 76(9) (1) Husarova / Suárez d. Hsieh/S.Uberoi JANUARY 8 Sydney-AUS II $600,000 Medibank International (HO) (3) Clijsters d. Jankovic 46 76(1) 64 (4) Groenefeld / Shaughnessy d. Bartoli / Tu (2) Hobart-AUS IV $145,000 Moorilla Hobart International (HO) (1) Chakvetadze d. (Q) Bardina 63 76(3) (4) Likhovtseva / Vesnina d. (1) Medina G. / Ruano P JANUARY 15 Melbourne-AUS GS A$20,000,000 Australian Open (HO) S.Williams d. (1) Sharapova (3) Black / Huber d. (WC) Chan / Chuang 64 67(4) 61 JANUARY 29 Tokyo-JPN I $1,340,000 Toray Pan Pacific Open (CI) (2) Hingis d. (5) Ivanovic (1) Raymond / Stosur d. King / Stubbs 76(6) FEBRUARY 5 Paris-FRA II $600,000 Open Gaz de France (HI) (4) Petrova d. Safarova (1) Black / Huber d. Navratilova / Uhlirova Pattaya City-THA IV $170,000 Pattaya Women s Open pr. TAT (HO) Bammer d. (6) Dulko (2) Pratt / Santangelo d. (1) Chan / Chuang 64 76(4) FEBRUARY 12 Antwerp-BEL II $600,000 Proximus Diamond Games (HI) (1) Mauresmo d. (2) Clijsters 64 76(4) (1) Black / Huber d. (4) Likhovtseva / Vesnina Bangalore-IND III $175,000 Sony Ericsson International (HO) Shvedova d. (1) Santangelo (1) Chan / Chuang d. (4) Hsieh / Kudryavtseva 67(4) FEBRUARY 19 Dubai-UAE II $1,500,000 Dubai Duty Free Women s Open (HO) (1) Henin d. (2) Mauresmo (1) Black / Huber d. (WC) Kuznetsova / Molik 76(6) 64 Memphis, TN-USA III $175,000 RMK Champ s & The Cellular South Cup (HI) (7) V.Williams d. (1) Peer (4) Pratt / Stewart d. Gajdosova / Morigami Bogotá-COL III $175,000 Copa Colsanitas Santander (RCO) (6) Vinci d. (1) Garbin 67(4) ret. (1) Domínguez Lino / Suárez d. (2) Pennetta / Vinci FEBRUARY 26 Doha-QAT II $1,340,000 Qatar Total Open (HO) (1) Henin d. (2) Kuznetsova (WC) Hingis / Kirilenko d. Szavay / Uhlirova Acapulco-MEX III $180,000 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL pr. HSBC (RCO) Loit d. (5) Pennetta 76(0) 64 Domínguez Lino / Parra Santonja d. (2) Loit / Pratt MARCH 5 Indian Wells, CA-USA I $2,100,000 Pacific Life Open (HO) (14) Hantuchova d. (2) Kuznetsova (1) Raymond / Stosur d. (5) Chan / Chuang MARCH 19 Miami, FL-USA I $3,450,000 Sony Ericsson Open (HO) (13) S.Williams d. (2) Henin (1) Raymond / Stosur d. (2) Black / Huber APRIL 2 Amelia Island, FL-USA II $600,000 Bausch & Lomb Championships (GCO) (8) Golovin d. (1) Petrova Santangelo / Srebotnik d. (4) Medina G. / Ruano P (4) APRIL 9 Charleston, SC-USA I $1,340,000 Family Circle Cup (GCO) (2) Jankovic d. (4) Safina (3) Yan / Zheng d. Peng / T.Sun APRIL 16 Fed Cup I No Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events APRIL 23 Budapest-HUN III $175,000 Gaz de France Budapest Grand Prix (RCO) (6) Dulko d. (Q) Cirstea 67(2) (4) Szavay / Uhlirova d. Müller / Navratilova APRIL 30 Warsaw-POL II $600,000 J&S Cup (RCO) (1) Henin d. A.Bondarenko Dushevina / Perebiynis d. (2) Likhovtseva / Vesnina Estoril-POR IV $145,000 Estoril Open (RCO) (Q) Arn d. Azarenka (3) (4) Ehritt-Vanc / Rodionova d. Domínguez L. / Parra Sant MAY 7 Berlin-GER I $1,340,000 Qatar Telecom German Open (RCO) (12) Ivanovic d. (3) Kuznetsova (4) (1) Raymond / Stosur d. Garbin / Vinci Prague-CZE IV $145,000 ECM Prague Open (RCO) (6) Morigami d. (1) Bartoli Cetkovska / Hlavackova d. Ji / S.Sun 76(7) 62 MAY 14 Rome-ITA I $1,340,000 Internazionali BNL d Italia (RCO) (3) Jankovic d. (2) Kuznetsova (7) Dechy / Santangelo d. Garbin / Vinci Fes-MAR IV $145,000 GP de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem (RCO) Sequera d. Wozniak (1) King / Mirza d. (2) Ehritt-Vanc / Rodionova MAY 21 Strasbourg-FRA III $175,000 Internationaux de Strasbourg (RCO) (6) Medina Garrigues d. (1) Mauresmo (1) Yan / Zheng d. (4) Molik / T.Sun Istanbul-TUR III $200,000 Istanbul Cup (RCO) (2) Dementieva d. Rezai 76(5) 30 ret. A.Radwanska / U.Radwanska d. (1) Chan / Mirza MAY 28 Paris-FRA GS 15,264,500 Roland Garros (RCO) (1) Henin d. (7) Ivanovic (17) Molik / Santangelo d. (7) Srebotnik / Sugiyama 76(5) 64 JUNE 11 Birmingham-GBR III $200,000 DFS Classic (GO) (2) Jankovic d. (1) Sharapova (2) Chan / Chuang d. T.Sun / Tu 76(3) 63 Barcelona-ESP IV $145,000 Barcelona KIA (RCO) (6) Shaughnessy d. Gallovits Llagostera V / Parra S d. (2) Dom. Lino / Pennetta 76(3) JUNE 18 Eastbourne-GBR II $600,000 International Women s Open (GO) (1) Henin d. (2) Mauresmo 75 67(4) 76(2) (1) Raymond / Stosur d. (3) Peschke / Stubbs 67(5) s-hertogenbosch-ned III $175,000 Ordina Open (GO) (3) Chakvetadze d. (1) Jankovic 76(2) (1) Chan / Chuang d. (3) Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual JUNE 25 London-GBR GS 11,282,710 The Championships (GO) (23) V.Williams d. (18) Bartoli (2) Black / Huber d. (4) Srebotnik / Sugiyama JULY 9 Fed Cup SF No Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events JULY 16 Cincinnati, OH-USA III $175,000 W&S Financial Group Women s Open (HO) (1) Chakvetadze d. (7) Morigami (1) Mattek / Mirza d. Jidkova / Poutchek 76(4) 75 Palermo-ITA IV $145,000 Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Pal. (RCO) (8) Szavay d. (2) Müller Koryttseva / Kustava d. (WC) Canepa / Knapp JULY 23 Stanford, CA-USA II $600,000 Bank of the West Classic (HO) (1) Chakvetadze d. Mirza (3) Mirza / Peer d. Azarenka / Chakvetadze 64 76(5) Bad Gastein-AUT III $175,000 Gastein Ladies (RCO) (1) Schiavone d. Meusburger (3) Hradecka / Voracova d. (1) Szavay / Uhlirova JULY 30 San Diego, CA-USA I $1,340,000 Acura Classic (HO) (1) Sharapova d. (11) Schnyder (1) Black / Huber d. Azarenka / Chakvetadze Stockholm-SWE IV $145,000 Nordea Nordic Light Open (HO) (2) Radwanska d. (8) Dushevina (1) Medina Garr. / Ruano Pasc. d. C.Chan / Luzhanska AUGUST 6 Los Angeles, CA-USA II $600,000 East West Bank Classic pr. Herbalife (HO) (3/WC) Ivanovic d. (4) Petrova (2) Peschke / Stubbs d. (1) Molik / Santangelo AUGUST 13 Toronto-CAN I $1,340,000 Rogers Cup pr. American Express (HO) (1) Henin d. (2) Jankovic 76(3) 75 (2) Srebotnik / Sugiyama d. (1) Black / Huber AUGUST 20 New Haven, CT-USA II $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis pr. Schick (HO) (1) Kuznetsova d. (Q) Szavay ret. (3) Mirza / Santangelo d. (1) Black / Huber Forest Hills, NY-USA IV $74,800 Forest Hills Classic pr. Commerce Bank (HO) (3) Dulko d. (1) Razzano AUGUST 27 Flushing, NY-USA GS $19,653,000 US Open (HO) (1) Henin d. (4) Kuznetsova (7) Dechy / Safina d. (5) Chan / Chuang SEPTEMBER 10 Bali-INA III $225,000 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic (HO) Davenport d. (2) Hantuchova (3) Ji / S.Sun d. Craybas / Grandin Fed Cup Final Russia d. Italy, 4-0 SEPTEMBER 17 Beijing-CHN II $600,000 China Open (HO) (6) Szavay d. (2) Jankovic 67(7) (3) Chuang / Hsieh d. (WC) Han / Xu 76(2) 63 Kolkata-IND III $175,000 Sunfeast Open (HI) (4) Kirilenko d. Koryttseva (1) King / Kudryavtseva d. Brianti / Koryttseva Portoroz-SLO IV $145,000 Banka Koper Slovenia Open (HO) (1) Golovin d. (4) Srebotnik (3) Hradecka / Voracova d. Klepac / Likhovtseva SEPTEMBER 24 Luxembourg-LUX II $600,000 FORTIS Championships Luxembourg (HI) (2) Ivanovic d. (4) Hantuchova (3) Benesova / Husarova d. Azarenka / Peer Guangzhou-CHN III $175,000 Jinjiannan G zhou Int l Women s Open (HO) (2) Razzano d. Obziler (3) Peng / Yan d. (1) King / T.Sun Seoul-KOR IV $145,000 Hansol Korea Open (HO) (1) V.Williams d. (4) Kirilenko (1) Chuang / Hsieh d. (2) Daniilidou / Woehr Volume 31, Issue 40 November 12, Page 5

6 2007 SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR FINALS (cont.) (as of November 12, 2007) Week of Tier Tournament Singles final Doubles final OCTOBER 1 Stuttgart-GER II $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (HI) (1) Henin d. Golovin (1) Peschke / Stubbs d. (2) Chan / Safina 67(5) 76(4) 102 Tokyo-JPN III $175,000 AIG Japan Open Tennis Champ s (HO) (5) Razzano d. (1) V.Williams 46 76(7) 64 (2) T.Sun / Yan d. (1) Chuang / King Tashkent-UZB IV $145,000 Tashkent Open (HO) Parmentier d. (1) Azarenka Dzehalevich / Yakimova d. (1) Poutchek / Rodionova OCTOBER 8 Moscow-RUS I $1,340,000 Kremlin Cup (HI) Dementieva d. (4) S.Williams (1) Black / Huber d. Azarenka / Poutchek Bangkok-THA III $200,000 ptt Bangkok Open (HO) (7) Pennetta d. Chan (1) T.Sun / Yan d. Morita / Namigata w/o OCTOBER 15 Zürich-SUI I $1,340,000 Zürich Open (HI) (1) Henin d. Golovin Peschke / Stubbs d. Raymond / Schiavone 75 76(1) OCTOBER 22 Linz-AUT II $600,000 Generali Ladies Linz (HI) (2) Hantuchova d. (6) Schnyder (1) Black / Huber d. (2) Srebotnik / Sugiyama OCTOBER 29 Québec City-CAN III $175,000 Bell Challenge (HI) (WC) Davenport d. (3) Vakulenko Fusano / Kops-Jones d. (3) Dubois / Voracova 62 76(6) NOVEMBER 5 Madrid-ESP SEC $3,000,000 Sony Ericsson Championships (HI) (1) Henin d. (6) Sharapova (1) Black / Huber d. (2) Srebotnik / Sugiyama SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR BY THE NUMBERS (as of November 12, 2007) Singles winners by seed No.1 (20) Chakvetadze (Hobart, Cincinnati, Stanford), Golovin (Portoroz), Henin (Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, Roland Garros, Eastbourne, Toronto, US Open, Stuttgart, Zürich, Tour Championsips), Jankovic (Auckland), Kuznetsova (New Haven), Mauresmo (Antwerp), Schiavone (Bad Gastein), Sharapova (San Diego), V.Williams (Seoul) No.2 (9) Dementieva (Istanbul), Hantuchova (Linz), Hingis (Tokyo [Pan Pacific]), Ivanovic (Luxembourg), Jankovic (Charleston, Birmingham), Radwanska (Stockholm), Razzano (Guangzhou), Safina (Gold Coast) No.3 (5) Chakvetadze ( s-hertogenbosch), Clijsters (Sydney), Dulko (Forest Hills), Ivanovic (Los Angeles), Jankovic (Rome) No.4 (2) Kirilenko (Kolkata), Petrova (Paris [Indoors]) No.5 (1) Razzano (Tokyo [Japan Open]) No.6 (6) Dulko (Budapest), Medina Garrigues (Strasbourg), Morigami (Prague), Shaughnessy (Barcelona), Szavay (Beijing), Vinci (Bogotá) No.7 (2) Pennetta (Bangkok), V.Williams (Memphis) No.8 (2) Golovin (Amelia Island), Szavay (Palermo) No.12 (1) Ivanovic (Berlin) No.13 (1) S.Williams (Miami) No.14 (1) Hantuchova (Indian Wells) No.23 (1) V.Williams (Wimbledon) Unseeded (8) Bammer (Pattaya City), Davenport (Bali), Dementieva (Moscow), Loit (Acapulco), Parmentier (Tashkent), Sequera (Fes), Shvedova (Bangalore), S.Williams (Australian Open) Qualifier (1) Arn (Estoril) Wildcard (1) Davenport (Québec City) Winners / Runners-up by seed No.1 - (20-13) No.7 - (2-2) No.18 - (0-1) No.2 - (9-10) No.8 - (2-1) No.23 - (1-0) No.3 - (5-1) No.11 - (0-1) Unseeded - (8-14) No.4 - (2-8) No.12 - (1-0) Qualifier - (1-3) No.5 - (1-3) No.13 - (1-0) Wildcard - (1-0) No.6 - (6-3) No.14 - (1-0) Winners / Runners-up by country ( players from 27 countries won titles) Argentina 2-1 France 7-9 Japan 1-1 Slovenia 0-1 Austria 1-1 Germany 1-1 Poland 1-0 Spain 1-0 Belarus 0-2 Hungary 2-1 Romania 0-2 Switzerland 1-3 Belgium 11-2 India 0-1 Russia Ukraine 0-3 Canada 0-1 Israel 0-2 Serbia 7-6 United States 8-2 Chinese Taipei 0-1 Italy 3-3 Slovakia 2-2 Venezuela 1-0 Czech Rep. 0-1 No.1 vs. No.2 seeds in singles final - 7 times ( times) (2) Safina d. (1) Hingis (Gold Coast) (1) Mauresmo d. (2) Clijsters 64 76(4) (Antwerp) (1) Henin d. (2) Mauresmo (Dubai) (1) Henin d. (2) Kuznetsova (Doha) (2) Jankovic d. (1) Sharapova (Birmingham) (1) Henin d. (2) Mauresmo 75 67(4) 76(2) (Eastbourne) (1) Henin d. (2) Jankovic 76(3) 75 (Toronto) Longest singles match win streak ( Sharapova) 25 - Henin (Won Toronto, Won US Open, Won Stuttgart, Won Zürich, Won Tour Championships) Singles and doubles titles at same event - 1 time ( times) Safina (Gold Coast) Most singles titles ( Henin) 10 - Henin (Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, Roland Garros, Eastbourne, Toronto, US Open, Stuttgart, Zürich, Tour Championships) Most doubles titles ( Raymond, Stosur) 9 - Black, Huber (Australian Open, Paris [Indoors], Antwerp, Dubai, Wimbledon, San Diego, Moscow, Linz, Tour Championships) First time singles titles - 13 times ( times) Arn (Estoril), Bammer (Pattaya City), Dulko (Budapest), Golovin (Amelia Island), Morigami (Prague), Parmentier (Tashkent), Radwanska (Stockholm), Razzano (Guangshou), Schiavone (Bad Gastein), Sequera (Fes), Shvedova (Bangalore), Szavay (Palermo), Vinci (Bogotá) Lowest-ranked player to win a singles title ( No.259 Paszek - Portoroz) Davenport (No Bali) (fourth-lowest all-time) Most games played in one match (singles) - 39 ( Medina Garrigues vs. Fernández) King d. (5) Cibulkova 67(8) 76(6) 76(4) (Bangkok 2r) Fewest games lost in winning singles title ( Henin in New Haven) 20 - Hingis (Tokyo [Pan Pacific] - 4 matches) 20 - Radwanska (Stockholm - 5 matches) Youngest and oldest singles winners Radwanska - 18 yrs., 4 mos., 30 d. (Stockholm) ( Paszek in Portoroz - 15 yrs., 9 mo., 18 d.) Davenport - 31 yrs., 4 mo., 26 d. (Québec City) ( Smashnova in Budapest - 30 yrs., 14 d.) Longest tie-break (singles) ( Zvonareva vs. Jackson) Medina Garrigues d. Rezai 76(15) (Berlin 1r) Match points saved en route to title - 12 times ( times) 1 - (3) Clijsters d. Jankovic 46 76(1) 64 (Sydney F) 1 - (4) Petrova d. (2) Mauresmo (7) (Paris [Indoors] SF) 3 - Bammer d. (6) Dulko (Pattaya City F) 1 - (6) Vinci d. Bohmova 36 76(4) 62 (Bogotá 1r) 1 - (1) Henin d. (5) Schnyder (Doha QF) 2 - (13) S.Williams d. (2) Henin (Miami F) 2 - (Q) Arn d. Azarenka (3) (Estoril F) 2 - Sequera d. (3) Razzano 36 76(7) ret. (Fes 1r) 2 - (3/WC) Ivanovic d. (2) Jankovic (Los Angeles SF) 1 - (6) Szavay d. (2) Jankovic 67(7) (Beijing F) 3 - (5) Razzano d. (1) V.Williams 46 76(7) 64 (Tokyo [Japan Open] F) 1 - (2) Hantuchova d. (5) Vaidisova (3) (Linz SF) Double Bagels (60 60) - 13 times ( times) (4) Clijsters d. Bardina (Australian Open 1r) (1) Peer d. Sequera (Memphis 2r) Peng d. Vesnina (Miami 1r) Arvidsson d. (WC) Piedade (Estoril 1r) Kerber d. (11) Poutchkova (Birmingham 1r) (32) Müller d. Smashnova (Wimbledon 1r) Vinci d. Llagostera Vives (Toronto 1r) Fedossova d. Hsieh (Bali 1r) (4) Srebotnik d. (WC) Zec Peskiric (Portoroz 1r) (2) Jankovic d. Ruano Pascual (Beijing 2r) (2) Razzano d. Sun (Guangzhou 2r) (6) S.Williams d. (LL) Ondraskova (Stuttgart 1r) (1) Henin d. (A) Bartoli (Tour Championships RR) This is the final edition of Notes & Netcords for the 2007 season The next edition will be released on Monday, December 31, 2007 Volume 31, Issue 40 November 12, Page 6

7 NEWS BRIEFS UNESCO, Tour launch exciting new global programs and advertising campaign MADRID, Spain - UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, the world's leading global sport for women, announced last Wednesday in Madrid the selection and funding of women's leadership programs in Cameroon, Liberia, China, Jordan and the Dominican Republic, along with a new global advertising campaign designed to raise awareness and promote the goal of gender equality. Since the launch 12 months ago of the landmark global partnership between UNESCO and the Tour to further gender equality and promote women's leadership in all spheres of society, a substantial amount of funds has been raised or pledged and global Promoter of Gender Equality Venus Williams has been joined by fellow players Tatiana Golovin of France and Zheng Jie of China. The new programs, supported both through financial contributions and the partnership's Promoters of Gender Equality, are designed to create chances for women and girls to assume leadership roles and raise awareness and promote gender equality. In Liberia, the project will create a women-only night school program for 1000 girls and train female teachers to staff the program in an effort to further equal access to quality primary and secondary education for disadvantaged women in post-conflict Liberia. In Cameroon, the project will work to create a group of successful female politicians, business women and athletes who will organize various events and activities in support of women's leadership and gender equality. In China, the project will aim to raise the percentage of rural women involved in local affairs and promote a more balanced decision making process. In the Dominican Republic, the program will advocate for women's social and political leadership through awareness raising activities and capacity building and training programs (one of these programs will train 80 young women between the ages of 18 and 28 in participative leadership skills to encourage them to rise to top positions in civil society and political organizations). And in Jordan, a legal rights awareness program, consisting of 24 legal training workshops throughout the country, will be designed to empower women to know their rights. The global advertising campaign, which features Williams and Golovin in television spots as well as a print advertisement, is expected to be run by a number of international and national broadcasters, including Eurosport, Zee Sports in India, NTV in Russia and the Tennis Channel in the USA. The advertisements are designed to raise awareness and promote the goal of gender equality and women's leadership. They are also designed to introduce the Tour's rising star players as global role models for women's leadership in their role as Promoters of Gender Equality. The television commercials can be viewed on In addition, Williams' new EleVen clothing line and her retail partner Steve & Barry's announced today that they've created a special Venus Williams/UNESCO T-shirt that will be sold at Steve & Barry's retail outlets, online at the Tour's official website and at select Tour tournaments with the net proceeds from sales to be donated to the UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership. At Wednesday's announcement held in the new City Hall of Madrid, Williams was flanked by Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, the Mayor of Madrid; Tour Chairman & CEO Larry Scott; Hans d'orville, Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning of UNESCO; Tour President Stacey Allaster; Saniye Gülser Corat, Chief of the Section for Women and Gender Equality of the Bureau of Strategic Planning of UNESCO; and Gerard Tsobanian, Managing Director of Action Images Madrid Trophy Promotions, the promoters of the Sony Ericsson Championships, promoter of the combined women/men equal prize money major event to be staged in Madrid starting in Creating the opportunities for women and girls to succeed and lead requires programs that will touch the lives of real people, declared reigning Wimbledon champion and former world No.1 Williams. I am thrilled that today we are instituting programs on the ground throughout the world that will help women in need, and am I looking forward to personally supporting these projects. UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura commented: For UNESCO, gender equality is a fundamental human right, a commonly shared value and goal that requires working together with a range of partners to deliver as one on this overarching global objective. I am delighted that the Tour and its top players are joining with UNESCO in efforts to step up the commitment to support women's empowerment, leadership and equality in all spheres. The implementation of different projects and programmes, proposed by National Commissions for UNESCO around the world and funded from resources raised by the Partnership, is one concrete measure to reach out and support practical measures to attain gender equality in different regions of the world. It is exciting to know that through the programs announced today, the new advertising campaign and the combined efforts of our players, tournaments and UNESCO, we will make a real impact on women and girls throughout the world, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Chairman & CEO Scott said. Tour was founded on the principle of equality, and it is inspiring to see players today fighting with the same conviction as Billie Jean King to break down glass ceilings that exist and help nurture women leaders of tomorrow. We are very proud to be back here one year after the creation of the IGUALES concept, said Gerard Tsobanian, General Manager of Madrid Trophy Promotions. There has really been a snowball effect. The IGUALES concept has not only been about placing women and men tennis players at the same level, but also the root of our innovative partnership with UNESCO to improve the social and educational situations of many women around the world. To read the full version of this article, visit the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour s official website, Volume 31, Issue 40 November 12, Page 7

8 2007 YEAR-TO-DATE PRIZE MONEY LEADERS As of November 12, 2007 Standings Singles Doubles Mixed Total US$ 1 JUSTINE HENIN BEL 5,367, ,367,086** 2 SERENA WILLIAMS USA 2,091,949 8, ,099,974 3 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA RUS 1,988,753 73, ,062,487 4 ANA IVANOVIC SRB 1,898,867 11, ,910,354 5 VENUS WILLIAMS USA 1,835,162 8, ,843,187 6 JELENA JANKOVIC SRB 1,666,543 30,687 88,157 1,785,387 7 MARIA SHARAPOVA RUS 1,758, ,758,550 8 ANNA CHAKVETADZE RUS 1,350,005 47, ,397,266 9 MARION BARTOLI FRA 1,196,239 37, ,233, DANIELA HANTUCHOVA SVK 1,087,932 76,769 1,411 1,166, DINARA SAFINA RUS 606, , , NICOLE VAIDISOVA CZE 861,466 14, , LIEZEL HUBER USA 0 780,318 37, , CARA BLACK ZIM 0 780,318 15, , SHAHAR PEER ISR 693,017 89, , KATARINA SREBOTNIK SLO 328, ,843 22, , PATTY SCHNYDER SUI 677,400 41, , ELENA DEMENTIEVA RUS 661,581 32, , AI SUGIYAMA JPN 297, ,987 1, , MARA SANTANGELO ITA 300, ,890 10, ,877 ** first time in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour history that a player surpassed $5 million in season prize money Henin receives Whirlpool 6th Sense Award MADRID, Spain - Justine Henin was named winner of the Whirlpool 6TH Sense Player of the Year Award for 2007, announced on court in Madrid last week. The award, now into its third year, honors the player who scored the point that best demonstrated the most 6TH Sense intuition. It was presented to Justine by Dino Olivetti, Director, Brand Marketing, Whirlpool Europe. Justine was one of the 10 top players short-listed for the award via an online competition organized by Whirlpool, Premier Sponsor of the Tour. The competition ran from September 3rd to October 15th with people visiting and to view shots selected. Thousands of people in Europe voted, with 34% choosing Justine's as the point that best reflected 6TH Sense intuition - sharp intelligence, unbeatable performance and pinpoint precision. Upon getting the award for the second time, having won it in 2005, Justine said: It's great to win the award again. Having been voted by people across all the whole of Europe makes it very special, even more so when you look at the other players and shots. I love the idea that individual shots are rewarded and remembered. 6th Sense, intuition and precision are very important for all of us as we are playing against great sportswomen every week and this was an inspiration when I recently launched my 6th Sense Tennis Academy, allowing me to share what I have learnt over the years. Olivetti said: Justine winning twice in three years demonstrates what a great player she is. We are very proud Justine has been inspired to name her new academy the 6th Sense Tennis Academy. It demonstrates that she places the same importance on 6th Sense, intuition and precision in her game as Whirlpool does with its innovation. It's a delight to present the award to Justine again. With each year that goes by, this award has gone from strength to strength and one that truly demonstrates the great relationship between Whirlpool and The Tour, added Larry Scott. Jankovic receives 2007 ACES Award MADRID, Spain - Jelena Jankovic claimed the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ACES Award by virtue of an impressive lead at the top of the season-long ACES Race which began at Sydney and culminated following Linz just over a week ago. The Tour ACES Award is given to the player who consistently goes above and beyond to promote women's tennis in the media, the community and beyond. I am honored and delighted to receive this award, Jankovic said. Tennis has been the joy of my life and I am very happy to be able to give back to the sport and help it grow. I am looking forward to participating in the ACES program again next year and hope to be able to make a larger difference on and off the court. Jelena has been one of the Tour's breakout stars in 2007, said Tour CEO Larry Scott. She has participated in many activities this year away from the courts. Whether it was media interviews, fan-friendly endeavors, sponsor functions or pro-am clinics, she has given of herself selflessly, been a true ambassador in promoting our sport and deserves that recognition amongst her peers. Jelena has made a significant effort to promote women's tennis this year and it gives me great pleasure to present her with this award, said Dee Dutta, CVP and Global Head of Marketing at Sony Ericsson. It's great to see some very strong contenders for the 2007 ACES Award and to recognise the players who are so dedicated and passionate towards promoting women's tennis. This year marked the first time a point-weighted system was used to award all the off-court activities players participate in at Tour events of Tier II and higher. After each event, off-court contributions of each player were measured and ACES standings were published on sonyericssonwtatour.com. Quantifiably, Jankovic's extra curricular endeavors amounted to more than 100 hours. The award was incepted in 1995 in memory of ex-tour CEO Jerry Diamond. Since then, eight players have earned the award. Volume 31, Issue 40 November 12, Page 8

9 Notes & Netcords 2007, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Inc. All rights reserved. Editor: John Berkok Notes & Netcords is produced by the Communications Department of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Vice President, Communications Director, Communications Director, Broadcast Media Director, Media Relations Director, New Media & Publications Senior Manager, Communications Senior Manager, Communications & Publications Manager, Communications & Statistics Manager, Communications Manager, Communications Consultant, New Media & Publications Consultant, New Media & Publications SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR Andrew Walker Amy Binder Anne Hartman Raquel Martin Roger Gatchalian John Dolan Gina Clement Vani Vosburgh Isabelle Hodge Kevin Fischer John Berkok Chris Whitmore CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS One Progress Plaza Bank Lane Suite 1500 Roehampton St Petersburg, FL, London SW15 5XZ USA United Kingdom t: t: f: f: TOUR OFFICIAL PARTNERS Whirlpool Europe Premier Sponsor Europe Sony Ericsson Worldwide Title Sponsor Title Sponsor, Tour Championships Dubai Duty Free Premier Sponsor Middle East / Asia Pacific 31 December 7 January 14 January 21 January 28 January 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 February 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 March 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 April 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 May 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 June 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 July 4 August 11 August 18 August 25 August 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 September 29 September 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 October 3 November 2008 TOUR CALENDAR Gold Coast (III) / Auckland (IV) Sydney (II) / Hobart (IV) Australian Open (Grand Slam) Australian Open (Grand Slam) Fed Cup I Paris [Indoors] (II) / Pattaya City (IV) Antwerp (II) / Bangalore (III) Doha (I) / Bogotá (III) Dubai (II) / Acapulco (III) / Memphis (III) Indian Wells (I) Indian Wells (I) Miami (I) Miami (I) Amelia Island (II) Charleston (I) / Estoril (IV) Fed Cup II Warsaw (II) / Fes (IV) Berlin (I) / Prague (IV) Rome (I) Strasbourg (III) / Istanbul (III) Roland Garros (Grand Slam) Roland Garros (Grand Slam) Birmingham (III) / Barcelona (IV) Eastbourne (II) / s-hertogenbosch (III) Wimbledon (Grand Slam) Wimbledon (Grand Slam) Budapest (III) / Palermo (IV) Stanford (II) / Bad Gastein (III) Los Angeles (II) / Portoroz (IV) Montréal (I) / Stockholm (IV) Cincinnati (III) / Olympics (starts 10 August) New Haven (II) / Forest Hills (IV) US Open (Grand Slam) US Open (Grand Slam) Bali (III) / Fed Cup Final Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (I) / Guangzhou (III) Beijing (II) / Seoul (IV) Stuttgart (II) / Tokyo [Japan Open] (III) / Tashkent (IV) Moscow (I) / Kolkata (III) Zürich (I) Linz (II) / Luxembourg (III) Québec City (III) Sony Ericsson Championships (SEC) SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR RANKING POINTS ADDED / NEXT TO DROP Added November 12, 2007: WTA Tour Championships (SEC) ITF/Pittsburgh, PA-USA (75K) ITF/Minsk 2-BLR (50K) ITF/Asunción-PAR (10K) ITF/Bogotá 3-COL (10K) ITF/Kofu-JPN (10K) ITF/Stockholm 2-SWE (10K) * Tier level for Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events indicated by Roman numeral in parentheses * Prize money totals for ITF Women s Circuit events in parentheses Coming off November 19, 2007: ITF/Kao-Hsiung 2-TPE (75K) ITF/Deauville-FRA (50K) ITF/Lawrenceville, GA-USA (50K) ITF/Jakarta 4-IND (25K) ITF/Mexico City 2-MEX (25K) ITF/Mount Gambier-AUS (25K) ITF/Opole-POL (25K) ITF/Toronto-CAN (25K) ITF/Caracas 4-VEN (10K) ITF/Ismaning-GER (10K) ITF/Itajai-BRA (10K) ITF/Le Havre-FRA (10K) ITF/Mallorca 3-ESP (10K) ITF/Manila 1-PHI (10K) ITF/Pune 1-IND (10K) ITF/Redbridge-GBR (10K) Volume 31, Issue 40 November 12, Page 9

10 Sony Ericsson WTA Singles Rankings RANK DATE: 12 November 2007 RANK PRIOR RANK NAME NAT RANKING POINTS # TRN POINTS ADDED NEXT OFF 18TH TOURN 1 (1) HENIN, JUSTINE BEL (2) KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUS (3) JANKOVIC, JELENA SRB (4) IVANOVIC, ANA SRB (6) SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS (7) CHAKVETADZE, ANNA RUS (5) WILLIAMS, SERENA USA (8) WILLIAMS, VENUS USA (9) HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA SVK (10) BARTOLI, MARION FRA (11) DEMENTIEVA, ELENA RUS (12) VAIDISOVA, NICOLE CZE (15) GOLOVIN, TATIANA FRA (14) PETROVA, NADIA RUS (16) SAFINA, DINARA RUS (17) SCHNYDER, PATTY SUI (18) PEER, SHAHAR ISR (13) MAURESMO, AMELIE FRA (19) HINGIS, MARTINA SUI (20) SZAVAY, AGNES HUN (21) BAMMER, SYBILLE AUT (22) BONDARENKO, ALONA UKR (23) ZVONAREVA, VERA RUS (24) SAFAROVA, LUCIE CZE (25) SCHIAVONE, FRANCESCA ITA (27) RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA POL (28) SREBOTNIK, KATARINA SLO (29) RAZZANO, VIRGINIE FRA (30) LI, NA CHN (26) AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR (31) KIRILENKO, MARIA RUS (32) MIRZA, SANIA IND (33) VAKULENKO, JULIA UKR (34) KRAJICEK, MICHAELLA NED (35) MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL ESP (36) SANTANGELO, MARA ITA (37) GARBIN, TATHIANA ITA (38) DULKO, GISELA ARG (39) SUGIYAMA, AI JPN (40) PENNETTA, FLAVIA ITA (41) DUSHEVINA, VERA RUS (42) PASZEK, TAMIRA AUT (43) DANIILIDOU, ELENI GRE (44) BONDARENKO, KATERYNA UKR (45) LOIT, EMILIE FRA (46) PENG, SHUAI CHN (47) STOSUR, SAMANTHA AUS (48) TU, MEILEN USA (49) GOVORTSOVA, OLGA BLR (50) MORIGAMI, AKIKO JPN Printed: 11 November 2007 Page 1 of 2 Please credit SONY ERICSSON WTA Media Information System

11 Sony Ericsson WTA Singles Rankings RANK DATE: 12 November 2007 RANK PRIOR RANK NAME NAT RANKING POINTS # TRN POINTS ADDED NEXT OFF 18TH TOURN 51 (51) KNAPP, KARIN ITA (52) CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA SVK (53) SHAUGHNESSY, MEGHANN USA (54) MULLER, MARTINA GER (55) VESNINA, ELENA RUS (56) OLARU, IOANA RALUCA ROU (57) CORNET, ALIZE FRA (58) MOLIK, ALICIA AUS (59) PARMENTIER, PAULINE FRA (60) YAN, ZI CHN (61) MEUSBURGER, YVONNE AUT (63) ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA CZE (64) VINCI, ROBERTA ITA (65) WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE DEN (62) GRANVILLE, LAURA USA (66) LIKHOVTSEVA, ELENA RUS (67) CHAN, YUNG-JAN TPE (68) NAKAMURA, AIKO JPN (70) DECHY, NATHALIE FRA (71) ERRANI, SARA ITA (69) PRATT, NICOLE AUS (72) DOMINGUEZ LINO, LOURDES ESP (73) DAVENPORT, LINDSAY USA (74) SEQUERA, MILAGROS VEN (75) KANEPI, KAIA EST (95) HARKLEROAD, ASHLEY USA (76) PIN, CAMILLE FRA (77) DELLACQUA, CASEY AUS (78) RODIONOVA, ANASTASIA RUS (83) REZAI, ARAVANE FRA (89) CRAYBAS, JILL USA (84) OBZILER, TZIPORA ISR (79) RUANO PASCUAL, VIRGINIA ESP (80) KERBER, ANGELIQUE GER (81) KREMER, ANNE LUX (92) POUTCHKOVA, OLGA RUS (85) GALLOVITS, EDINA ROU (86) MALEK, TATJANA GER (87) SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA RUS (82) KUDRYAVTSEVA, ALLA RUS (88) SALERNI, MA. EMILIA ARG (90) POUTCHEK, TATIANA BLR (91) DITTY, JULIE USA (99) OSTERLOH, LILIA USA (93) AMANMURADOVA, AKGUL UZB (94) PEREBIYNIS, TATIANA UKR (96) SAVCHUK, OLGA UKR (97) PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA BUL (98) CAMERIN, MARIA ELENA ITA (100) PETKOVIC, ANDREA GER Printed: 11 November 2007 Page 2 of 2 Please credit SONY ERICSSON WTA Media Information System

12 Sony Ericsson WTA Doubles Rankings RANK DATE: 12 November 2007 RANK PRIOR RANK NAME NAT RANKING POINTS # TRN POINTS ADDED NEXT OFF 12TH TOURN 1 (1) BLACK, CARA ZIM (2) HUBER, LIEZEL USA (3) RAYMOND, LISA USA (6) SREBOTNIK, KATARINA SLO (4) STOSUR, SAMANTHA AUS (8) SUGIYAMA, AI JPN (7) CHUANG, CHIA-JUNG TPE (9) CHAN, YUNG-JAN TPE (5) SANTANGELO, MARA ITA (10) STUBBS, RENNAE AUS (11) PESCHKE, KVETA CZE (12) MOLIK, ALICIA AUS (13) DECHY, NATHALIE FRA (15) SAFINA, DINARA RUS (14) YAN, ZI CHN (16) SUN, TIANTIAN CHN (17) SHAUGHNESSY, MEGHANN USA (19) MIRZA, SANIA IND (20) UHLIROVA, VLADIMIRA CZE (21) PENG, SHUAI CHN (18) ZHENG, JIE CHN (22) LIKHOVTSEVA, ELENA RUS (23) DULKO, GISELA ARG (24) HUSAROVA, JANETTE SVK (25) MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL ESP (26) SZAVAY, AGNES HUN (27) KING, VANIA USA (28) TU, MEILEN USA (29) PEER, SHAHAR ISR (30) RUANO PASCUAL, VIRGINIA ESP (31) DUSHEVINA, VERA RUS (32) AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR (34) GARBIN, TATHIANA ITA (35) BENESOVA, IVETA CZE (36) KIRILENKO, MARIA RUS (37) MATTEK, BETHANIE USA (39) PENNETTA, FLAVIA ITA (38) PRATT, NICOLE AUS (41) POUTCHEK, TATIANA BLR (40) VOSKOBOEVA, GALINA RUS (42) KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUS (43) LOIT, EMILIE FRA (44) VORACOVA, RENATA CZE (45) HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA SVK (46) VESNINA, ELENA RUS (47) HSIEH, SU-WEI TPE (48) KRAJICEK, MICHAELLA NED (33) SCHIAVONE, FRANCESCA ITA (49) VINCI, ROBERTA ITA (50) CAMERIN, MARIA ELENA ITA Printed: 11 November 2007 Page 1 of 2 Please credit SONY ERICSSON WTA Media Information System

13 Seed Players Rank YELLOW GROUP Seed Players Rank 1 Matches Sets Justine HENIN (BEL) 1 # Players W / L W / L 2 Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) 2 3 Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) 3 1 J.HENIN 3 / 0 6 / 0 4 Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) 4 Alt(*) Marion BARTOLI (FRA) 10 2 A.CHAKVETADZE 2 / 1 4 / 3 6 Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) 6 7 Anna CHAKVETADZE (RUS) 7 3 M.BARTOLI 1 / 1 2 / 2 8 Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK) 9 (*) S.Williams (Left patella femoral joint inflammation) 4 J.JANKOVIC 0 / 3 1 / 6 ROUND ROBIN MATCHES RED GROUP ROUND ROBIN MATCHES Matches Sets Justine HENIN (BEL) vs Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) # Players W / L W / L Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) vs Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) J.HENIN M.SHARAPOVA 3 / 0 6 / 1 A.IVANOVIC YELLOW GROUP Justine HENIN (BEL) vs Marion BARTOLI (FRA) J.HENIN Justine HENIN (BEL) vs Anna CHAKVETADZE (RUS) J.HENIN 61 76(4) Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) vs Marion BARTOLI (FRA) M.BARTOLI Recinto Ferial Casa de Campo - Madrid - Madrid, Spain November 2007 GROUP PLAY STANDINGS ret. Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) vs Anna CHAKVETADZE (RUS) A.CHAKVETADZE Serena WILLIAMS (USA) vs Anna CHAKVETADZE (RUS) A.CHAKVETADZE 64 ret. SINGLES 2 A.IVANOVIC 2 / 1 4 / 3 3 D.HANTUCHOVA 1 / 2 2 / 4 4 S.KUZNETSOVA 0 / 3 2 / 6 Justine HENIN (BEL) Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) Anna CHAKVETADZE (RUS) Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) Cara BLACK (ZIM) RANKING USED FOR SEEDING Liezel HUBER (USA) PLAYERS REPRESENTATIVE 29-Oct-07 BLACK / HUBER Anna CHAKVETADZE Kveta PESCHKE (CZE) 76(3) PRIZE MONEY AND POINTS BREAKDOWNS Rennae STUBBS (AUS) DATES OF PLAY Singles Doubles Points BLACK / HUBER Round Robin (Singles) 6-9 Nov. 07 Winner $1,000,000 $250, Yung-Jan CHAN (TPE) Semi-Finals / Finals (Singles and Doubles) 10 & 11 Nov. 07 Finalist $500,000 $125, Chia-Jung CHUANG (TPE) Semi-Finalist $250,000 $62, SREBOTNIK / SUGIYAMA Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Supervisors RR 3rd Place $130, Katarina SREBOTNIK (SLO) Fabrice Chouquet / Giulia Orlandi RR 4th Place $100, Ai SUGIYAMA (JPN) Printed (date/time) : 11/11/ :03 DOUBLES HENIN Justine HENIN SHARAPOVA RED GROUP Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) vs Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) M.SHARAPOVA Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) vs Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK) D.HANTUCHOVA 76(7) 60 Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) vs Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) M.SHARAPOVA Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) vs Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK) A.IVANOVIC 62 76(9) Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) vs Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK) M.SHARAPOVA 64 75