Craig Hickman's Tennis Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Getty Aldo Liguori , head of global public relations for Sony Ericsson and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour CEO Stacey Allaster pose with Serena Williams after she was presented a trophy to commemorate finishing the year as number 1 in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings after the final of the Sony Ericsson WTA Championships at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on November 1,...
roshand9eum | 11/06/2009
DOHA - The WTA Tour's new scheduling system with fewer mandatory tournaments has seen player withdrawals go down by more than one third in 2009. The tour has also withstood the global financial crisis, with attendance and prize money up significantly for the top events, chief executive Stacey Allaster said Sunday. Allaster, the former WTA president who took over as chairman and
Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... system and have to give at least one hour a day where they're going to be," WTA Tour chairman Stacey Allaster told Reuters."There's no doubt that this anti-doping program is rigorous and I think everyone in sport who is part of the WADA code are all united that we want to have a clean sport."This rigorous testing for out of competition, which is really what the whereabouts rule is...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... system and have to give at least one hour a day where they're going to be," WTA Tour chairman Stacey Allaster told Reuters."There's no doubt that this anti-doping programme is rigorous and I think everyone in sport who is part of the WADA code are all united that we want to have a clean sport.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... any wrongdoing and said on her Web site she plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Stacey Allaster, WTA Tour chief executive, declined to comment specifically on Wickmayer's case, but said the Belgian was handling the matter professionally. "Yanina can appeal the decision to the court of arbitration for sport," Allaster said."Beginning in 2009, WADA (the World...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... wrongdoing and said on her website she planned to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Stacey Allaster, WTA Tour chief executive, declined to comment specifically on Wickmayer's case, but said the Belgian was handling the matter professionally. "Yanina can appeal the decision to the court of arbitration for sport," Allaster said. "Beginning in 2009, WADA [the World...
WTA Womens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... times. She has denied any wrongdoing and splans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Stacey Allaster, WTA Tour chief executive, said: “Yanina can appeal the decision to the court of arbitration for sport. Beginning in 2009, WADA (the World Anti-Doping Association) mandated that all international Olympic sports federations and the national anti-doping agencies were required...
Tennishead (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... national anti-doping agencies.”Wickmayer left Bali without comment, but WTA Tour chief executive Stacey Allaster said: “Because it’s an ongoing matter, it’s in her best interest to let the matter sit.“The decision’s been made, and now she’ll deal with it with her legal advisers going forward.”Allaster added: “Beginning in 2009, WADA mandated that all international Olympic sports...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... failures under the Belgian anti-doping whereabouts programme," said WTA Tour Chairman and CEO Stacey Allaster. "With this information Yanina herself has voluntarily withdrawn from the tournament and as a matter of policy the tour will not make comment on an ongoing tennis anti-doping matter."Wickmayer had a good chance to reach the semi-finals as the season wrapup event for winners...
WTA Womens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... or Underground Tennis in Madrid are some of my most memorable experiences from this season.” Stacey Allaster, WTA Tour CEO, said Dementieva has established herself as an ambassador for the sport. “Elena is not only one of the world’s best tennis players, she is extremely bright, thoughtful, has a savvy business acumen, and is a terrific ambassador for women’s tennis,” said Allaster....
WTA Womens Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Aldo Liguori, Sony Ericsson’s corporate vice-president and head of global communications, said. Stacey Allaster, the chairman and chief executive of the WTA, said 2009 had been a good year for women’s tennis. “We’ve had good attendance. We’ve actually had an 11 percent increase in attendance for our premier events, which we think is fantastic, particularly when you look at how other...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
November 1, 2009, 2:28 PM ETWTA Tour says withdrawals downDOHA, Qatar -- The chief executive of the WTA Tour says a new scheduling system with fewer mandatory tournaments has caused player withdrawals to fall by more than one third.The tour lowered the number of tournaments top players must enter from 13 to 10 this year and extended the offseason by two weeks.Tour CEO Stacey Allaster...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
... in Doha, the final margin could be tiny indeed.“It’s great that it’s come down to this,” said Stacey Allaster, the chief executive of the WTA Tour.Williams presumably does not agree, considering that she has won two major singles titles this year — the Australian Open and Wimbledon — to Safina’s none. But despite playing a full schedule by her standards, Williams has won no other...
WTA Womens Tennis (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... field of accomplished players that will definitely deliver a fantastic week of tennis,” said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. “Jelena is a great competitor and I look forward to seeing her build on the success she had in Doha last season.” “Congratulations to Jelena on clinching the final spot at the Sony Ericsson Championships,” said Aldo Liguori,...
The Age (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... which sparked the investigation of the incident and an apology from Williams.New WTA boss Stacey Allaster says the result of the ITF probe is likely to be known before the end of the year."At the moment we're focused on her coming. I don't think Serena would do that (outburst) again," Watson said."That was an unfortunate incident. We're looking forward to Serena playing in Sydney."Williams...
