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WTA Tier I tournaments, the Glossary

The WTA Tier I tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis elite tournaments held from 1990 until the end of the 2008 season.^[1]

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Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

The Advanta Championships of Philadelphia also long known as the Virginia Slims of Philadelphia was a ILTF World Circuit then later WTA Tour professional tennis tournament for women played from 1971 through 2005 in Philadelphia, United States. WTA Tier I tournaments and Advanta Championships of Philadelphia are WTA Tour.

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Ai Sugiyama

is a Japanese former tennis player.

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Alicia Molik

Alicia Molik (born 27 January 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

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Alizé Cornet

Alizé Cornet (born 22 January 1990) is a French former professional tennis player.

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Amanda Coetzer

Amanda Coetzer (born 22 October 1971, in Hoopstad) is a South African former professional tennis player.

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Amélie Mauresmo

Amélie Simone Mauresmo (born 5 July 1979) is a French former world No. 1 tennis player, tennis coach, and tournament director.

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Ameritech Cup

The Ameritech Cup (known also as the Virginia Slims of Chicago and the Avon Championships of Chicago) is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament held every year from 1971 until 1997 in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. WTA Tier I tournaments and Ameritech Cup are WTA Tour.

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Ana Ivanovic

Ana Schweinsteiger (née Ivanović; born 6 November 1987) is a Serbian former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Anastasia Myskina

Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Андреевна Мыскина; born 8 July 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

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Anke Huber

Anke Huber (born 4 December 1974) is a German retired professional tennis player.

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Anna Chakvetadze

Anna Djambuliovna Chakvetadze (Анна Джамбулиевна Чакветадзе; born 5 March 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

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Anna Kournikova

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (a; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian model and television personality, and former professional tennis player.

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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former world No. 1 tennis player in both singles and doubles.

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Association of Tennis Professionals

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour.

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ATP Masters 1000 tournaments

The ATP Masters events, known as ATP Masters 1000 tournaments since 2009, are an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour since its inception in 1990.

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Barbara Paulus

Barbara Paulus (born 1 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.

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Barbara Schett

Barbara Schett Eagle (born 10 March 1976) is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No.

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Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Raton (Boca Ratón) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

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Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born 28 December 1970) is a former Dutch tennis player.

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Canadian Open (tennis)

The Canadian Open (Tournoi de tennis du Canada; also known as the Canada Masters, and currently branded as the National Bank Open presented by Rogers for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

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Chanda Rubin

Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976) is an American former top-10 professional tennis player.

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Charleston Open

The Charleston Open, currently sponsored by Credit One, is a WTA Tour-affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chris Evert

Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Conchita Martínez

Conchita Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and coach.

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Daniela Hantuchová

Daniela Hantuchová (born 23 April 1983) is a Slovak tennis commentator and retired player.

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Dinara Safina

Dinara Mubinovna Safina (Динара Мубиновна Сафина,; translit; born April 27, 1986) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Doha

Doha (ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dūḥa) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar.

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Dominika Cibulková

Dominika Cibulková (born 6 May 1989) is a Slovak former professional tennis player.

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Elena Dementieva

Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva (born 15 October 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

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Francesca Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone (born 23 June 1980) is an Italian former tennis player.

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Gabriela Sabatini

Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (born 16 May 1970) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.

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German Open (WTA)

The German Open (previously known as the Grass Court Championships Berlin, bett1open, and since 2024 the Berlin Ladies Open) is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in West Berlin, West Germany (until 1990), then Berlin, Germany from 1991 to 2008 following reunification.

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German reunification

German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single full sovereign state, which took place between 9 November 1989 and 15 March 1991.

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Helena Suková

Helena Suková (born 23 February 1965) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.

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Indian Wells Open

The Indian Wells Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California, United States.

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Indian Wells, California

Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley.

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Irina Spîrlea

Irina Spîrlea (born 26 March 1974) is a retired tennis player from Romania who turned professional in 1990.

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Italian Open (tennis)

The Italian Open (Internazionali d'Italia) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy.

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Iva Majoli

Iva Majoli (born 12 August 1977) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who played for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.

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Jana Novotná

Jana Novotná (2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player.

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Jelena Dokic

Jelena Dokic (Jelena Dokić;; born 12 April 1983) is an Australian tennis commentator, studio analyst and former professional player.

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Jelena Janković

Jelena Janković (Јелена Јанковић,; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Jennifer Capriati

Jennifer Maria Capriati (born March 29, 1976) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Judith Wiesner

Judith Wiesner (née Pölzl; born 2 March 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.

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Julie Halard-Decugis

Julie Halard-Decugis (born 10 September 1970) is a French former professional tennis player.

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Justine Henin

Justine Henin (born 1 June 1982) is a Belgian former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Karina Habšudová

Karina Habšudová (born 2 August 1973) is a Slovak former professional tennis player.

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Katerina Maleeva

Katerina Georgieva Maleeva (Катерина Георгиева Малеева; born 7 May 1969) is a former top 10 Bulgarian tennis player.

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Kim Clijsters

Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player.

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Kimiko Date

is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

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Kremlin Cup

The Kremlin Cup (translit) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts, which was suspended in 2022. WTA Tier I tournaments and Kremlin Cup are Recurring sporting events established in 1990.

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Larisa Neiland

Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (Лариса Савченко-Нейланд, Larisa Savčenko-Neilande; née Savchenko; also Larisa Neiland; born 21 July 1966) is a tennis coach and former professional player who represented the Soviet Union and Latvia.

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Leila Meskhi

Leila Meskhi (tr,; born 5 January 1968) is a retired Georgian professional tennis player.

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Lina Krasnoroutskaya

Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya (Лина Владимировна Красноруцкая; born 29 April 1984) is a retired tennis player.

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Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Lori McNeil

Lori McNeil (born December 18, 1963) is an American tennis coach and former top 10 player.

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Magdalena Maleeva

Magdalena Georgieva Maleeva (Магдалена Георгиева Малеева,; born 1 April 1975) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player.

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Manuela Maleeva

Manuela Georgieva Maleeva (Мануела Георгиева Малеева; born 14 February 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player.

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Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Шарапова,; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player.

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Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis (Martina Hingisová; born 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player.

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Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova (Martina Navrátilová;; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player.

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Mary Joe Fernández

Mary Joe Fernández Godsick (born María José Fernández; August 19, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player, who reached a career-high ranking of world No.

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Mary Pierce

Mary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a retired tennis professional who represented France internationally in team competitions and the Olympics.

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Miami

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida.

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Miami Open (tennis)

The Miami Open (also known as the Miami Masters and as the Miami Open presented by Itaú for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States.

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Monica Seles

Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a former world No. 1 tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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Nadia Petrova

Nadezhda Viktorovna "Nadia" Petrova (Надежда Викторовна Петрова; born 8 June 1982) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

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Natasha Zvereva

Natalya "Natasha" Maratovna Zvereva (born 16 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Belarus.

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Nathalie Tauziat

Nathalie Tauziat (born 17 October 1967) is a French former professional tennis player and coach.

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Pan Pacific Open

The Pan Pacific Open, currently sponsored by Toray Industries, is a women's outdoor hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Tokyo, Japan.

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Patty Schnyder

Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978), Weltwoche, 14.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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San Diego

San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.

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San Diego Open (tennis)

The San Diego Open is a professional tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, held in San Diego, California. WTA Tier I tournaments and San Diego Open (tennis) are WTA Tour.

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Sandrine Testud

Sandrine Testud (born 3 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from France.

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Serena Williams

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Steffi Graf

Stefanie Maria Graf (born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player.

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Svetlana Kuznetsova

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

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Tatiana Golovin

Tatiana Golovin (r; born 25 January 1988) is a French former professional tennis player.

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Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Venus Williams

Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player.

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Vera Zvonareva

Vera Igorevna Zvonareva (Also transliterated as Zvonaryova|p.

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Virginia Slims of Florida

The Virginia Slims of Florida is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1984 to 1995 in various locations in Florida in the United States.

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West Berlin

West Berlin (Berlin (West) or West-Berlin) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTA_Tier_I_tournaments

Also known as Tier I, Tier I Series, WTA Tier I, WTA Tier I Event, WTA Tier I Events.

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