Here’s to looking back at an incredible 2020 season
Despite the distance between us this year, 2020 has shown the world that individuals are at their best when they work as a collective. We have been inspired by the game that unites us and have seen what we can achieve when we face our challenges together. This year would not have been possible without your support. We wish you a happy and safe holiday and an even brighter new year.
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Karolina Pliskova and Madison Keys accept their trophies on Finals day of the Brisbane International alongside Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
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Kim Clijsters chats with press as she kicks off her comeback at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
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Iga Swiatek participates in the filming of WTA’s new campaign and rebrand ahead of the BNP Paribas Open—the first tournament of 2020 to be impacted by the coronavirus.
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Kiki Bertens becomes the first champion in the reimagined Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro event, an online gaming tournament alternative in which €50,000 in prize money was allocated to reduce the financial hardship of the pandemic for fellow players.
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Program hosts of the new digital series ‘Tennis United’ Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Vasek Pospisil welcome Naomi Osaka and Stefanos Tsitsipas for a trip down memory lane via archived tweets.
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Kristina Mladenovic checks in for COVID-19 screenings with tournament staff at the Palermo Ladies Open—the first tournament to stage the Tour’s new health and safety protocols after the suspended season.
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Tournament staff maintain meticulous sanitization standards at the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky, ensuring a safe environment for players to compete.
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The Williams sisters observe the newly adapted post-match ‘racquet tap’ at the Top Seed Open as they play their first tournament during the resumed WTA Tour this summer.
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Kristyna Pliskova, Lucie Hradecka, Raluca Olaru and Monica Niculescu pose at the Prague Open doubles trophy ceremony.
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Victoria Azarenka, Madison Keys and CiCi Bellis team up with WTA Charities and Harper for Kids to rally around kids learning from home during the pandemic.
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Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig celebrates her first tournament victory with her daughter on court at the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship Istanbul, becoming the third mother in 2020 to claim a singles title.
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Fans practice social distancing while cheering on players at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.
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WTA Tour Supervisors Martina Lutkova and Giulia Orlandi are joined by Camila Giorgi to conduct the draw ceremony for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
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The WTA hosts a special virtual tribute on September 23, 2020 in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Original 9 and Gladys Heldman.
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Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Muchova pair up for doubles at the J&T Banka Ostrava Open.
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Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka claim trophies at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, the final tournament of the WTA season.
