Topic: WTA - Montreal - Premier - 7-13 August 2012

[conchita]

Rogers Cup
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $2,168,400
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Eugene Lapierre
Official Site: http://www.rogerscup.com/women/english/home.php

Tournament Info



Since 1892, the best women's tennis players in the world have showcased their skills at what is now known as the Rogers Cup; only Wimbledon and the US Open have longer histories.

Part of the US Open Series, the tournament rotates each year between Toronto and Montréal, with the ATP staging its version of the event the same week in the alternate city. Three times It has been named the WTA's Premier Tournament of the Year - in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

The event has been captured by a plethora of all-time greats, with Chris Evert and Monica Seles leading the way with four titles each. Seles has an especially memorable history, with the first of her four straight championships coming in 1995 in Toronto - her first tournament back after a two-year, three-month absence from the WTA. Martina Navratilova has the most doubles titles at this event, with her sixth in 2006 being the last title of her illustrious career.





Past Champins
2011   Serena Williams   Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond
2010   Caroline Wozniacki   Gisela Dulko/Flavia Pennetta
2009   Elena Dementieva   Llagostera Vives/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
2008   Dinara Safina   Cara Black/Liezel Huber
2007   Justine Henin   Katarina Srebotnik/Ai Sugiyama
2006   Ana Ivanovic   Martina Navratilova/ Nadia Petrova
2005   Kim Clijsters   Martina Navratilova/Anna-Lena Groenefeld
2004   Amelie Mauresmo   Ai Sugiyama/Shinobu Asagoe
2003   Justine Hénin-Hardenne   Svetlana Kuznetsova/Martina Navratilova
2002   Amelie Mauresmo   Virginia Ruano Pascual/Paola Suarez
2001   Serena Williams   Kimberley Po-Messerli/Nicole Pratt
2000   Martina Hingis   Martina Hingis/Nathalie Tauziat
1999   Martina Hingis   Jana Novotna/Mary Pierce
1998   Monica Seles   Martina Hingis/Jana Novotna
1997   Monica Seles   Yayuk Basuki/Caroline Vis
1996   Monica Seles   Nuria Larisa Neiland/A. Sanchez Vicario
1995   Monica Seles   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy/G. Sabatini
1994   A. Sanchez Vicario   Meredith McGrath/A. Sanchez Vicario
1993   Seffi Graf   Nuria Larisa Neiland/Jana Novotna
1992   A. Sanchez Vicario   Lori McNeil/Rennae Stubbs
1991   Jennifer Capriati   Larisa Savchenko/Natalia Zvereva
1990   Steffi Graf   Betsy Nagelsen/Gabriela Sabatini
1989   Martina Navratilova   Gigi Fernandez/Robin White
1988   Gabriela Sabatini   Helena Sukova/Jana Novotna
1987   Pam Shriver   Zina Garrison/Lori McNeil
1986   Helena Sukova   Zina Garrison/Gabriela Sabatini
1985   Chris Evert Lloyd   Gigi Fernandez/Martina Navratilova
1984   Chris Evert Lloyd   Kathy Jordan/Elizabeth Sayers
1983   Martina Navratilova   Anne Hobbs/Andrea Jaeger
1982   Martina Navratilova   Martina Navratilova/Candy Reynolds
1981   Tracy Austin   Martina Navratilova/Pam Shriver
1980   Chris Evert   Andrea Jaeger/Regina Marsikova
1979   Laura DuPont   Lea Antonoplis/Dianna Evers
1978   Regina Marsikova   Regina Marsikova/Pam Teeguarden
1977    Regina Marsikova    Linky Boshoff/Ilana Kloss
1976    Mima Jausovec    Cynthia Doerner/Janet Newberry
1975    Marcie Louie    Margaret Court/Julie Anthony
1974    Chris Evert    Julie Heldman/Gail Chanfreau
1973    Evonne Goolagong    Evonne Goolagong/Peggy Michel
1972    Evonne Goolagong    Margaret Court/Evonne Goolagong
1971    Francoise Durr    Rosemary Casals/Françoise Durr
1970    Margaret Court    Rosemary Casals/Margaret Court

[DirtyKash]

Terrible, terrible field at this event. I'm embarrassed.

[Alex]

Vinci def. Ana Ivanovic 6:0, 6:0. I mean, really why even bother playing? pathetic. I actually managed to watch this mess. I'm done with the WTA. If a former #1, a GS champion can't win a game against a very average player, I just don't know what to say. Ana, retire and become a full time model.

Ivanovic, who is still very young btw, used to be a force on the court. She was so consistent. Whatever happened to her is beyond me.

[Dallas]

Vinci def. Ana Ivanovic 6:0, 6:0. I mean, really why even bother playing? pathetic. I actually managed to watch this mess. I'm done with the WTA. If a former #1, a GS champion can't win a game against a very average player, I just don't know what to say. Ana, retire and become a full time model.

Ivanovic, who is still very young btw, used to be a force on the court. She was so consistent. Whatever happened to her is beyond me.

I read that result and thought it was a misprint   Like I said earlier - thank goodness for Serena for me!  The "old girl" is still playing pretty good.  I hope Victoria can do something at this tournament but since she also played late at the Olympics...who knows what will happen!

[DirtyKash]

By tennis player standards, Petra Kvitova has some gigantic boobs.

Also, she just won the first set in this final. A very competitive one against Li Na. Over an hour just for the first set alone.