LONDON (AP)—Sony Ericsson is ending its sponsorship of the WTA tour at the end of the 2012 season. Sony Ericsson became the title sponsor of the women's tennis tour in 2005 tour under a six-year, $88 million deal. Although the contract was extended through the end of 2012, the mobile

From familiar faces dominating the men’s list to some emerging new names serving their way to the top of the women’s list, here are the Top 5 ace leaders for both the ATP and WTA tours in 2020:

5: Jennifer Brady (149 aces)

The American had a breakthrough year highlighted

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.(AP) The WTA Tour has promoted David Shoemaker to president. He succeeds new tour CEO Stacey Allaster. Shoemaker previously served as the tour's chief operating officer, general counsel and head of the Asia-Pacific region. Shoemaker's new job puts him in charge of the tour's overall day-to-day operations and

Looking back, looking forward. With the 2024 ATP season in the books, Joel Drucker has nine notable storylines to consider over the next few weeks—before the next year of men's tennis begins. (On mobile devices, scroll down to read more ATP takeways; on desktop, you'll see additional entires on the

BASTAD, Sweden (AP) — More than 40 years later, there is another Borg on the list of ATP match winners. Leo Borg, the son of 11-time Grand Slam champion Björn Borg, won a main-draw match on the ATP tour for the first time on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Borg put his

The seniors Champions Tour will switch to a four-player, one-day format when it resumes this fall. Organizers announced the tour was expanding to 12 North American cities under this format, with two semifinals and the finals played back-to-back in one evening.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — French veteran Gael Monfils became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title after beating Zizou Bergs, 6-3, 6-4, in Auckland on Saturday. Monfils claimed his 13th tour title 20 years after his first and at the age of 38 years, 132 days. He

The Break: Wimbledon's ban of Russian and Belarusian players leads to the tours stripping SW19 of ranking points

PARIS (AP) — The women's and men's professional tennis tours will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year because of the All England Club’s ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine, an unprecedented move that stands as a significant rebuke of the sport's oldest

VIENNA(AP) Former top-ranked Thomas Muster is making his return to the ATP Tour at the Bank Austria Trophy 26 years after he first played at the event. Muster will play fellow Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer on Tuesday in his first match on the tour since losing in the first round of

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Player compensation on the ATP Tour and the lower-level ATP Challenger Tour will rise to a record $217.9 million combined in 2023, thanks to a $37.5 million increase announced Thursday that is the largest single-season jump for the men's tennis circuit. On-site prize money will go

Another new mom will return to the tour next week -- American Ashley Harkleroad has entered Miami with a protected ranking of No. 70. The former Playboy cover model took a leave from the tour in October of 2008 to have her first child, Charlie, with her husband and coach,

Since 2019, Aurélie Tourte has made history every week on the ATP Tour as the first full-time female umpire working the men's circuit. Now, she's pulling back the curtain on what it's like to be a world-class tennis official. The Frenchwoman, one of just 13 women worldwide who hold a

Tennis Channel's year-long celebration of the WTA Tour's 50th anniversary, brought to you by Intuit Quickbooks, continues with Chapter 11: A History of Activism (Watch our feature video above.) - For Chapter 1: Thank You, Gladys, CLICK HERE - For Chapter 2: Red Hot Women's Tennis, CLICK HERE - For

In a report by The Athletic, it was confirmed that tennis coach Stefano Vukov has been provisionally suspended by the WTA tour due to a potential breach of the tour’s Code of Conduct. Vukov served as the coach of 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina from 2019 until just before the

Dominic Thiem has apologized for any role he played in events that led to the cancellation of the Adria Tour organized by Novak Djokovic. The final day of its Croatia event and two other scheduled stops were canceled with four players, including Djokovic, testing positive for coronavirus. Some team members

Second Serve: James Blake discusses his return to the pro tour

Naomi Osaka is one of the most accomplished active tennis players out there, and she’s about to start a new chapter in her career as she makes her comeback as a mom-on-tour in Brisbane this week. As a reminder of just how impressive her career has been so far, here

Carpe DC Food Tours was founded by husband and wife duo Mary Collins and Stefan Woehlke in 2014. The couple found inspiration when traveling the world and connecting to people from all different cultures by simply sharing a local meal with them. Tours are available in several D.C. neighborhoods, and

LONDON (AP) — Saudi Arabia will host the men's tennis tour's Next Gen ATP Finals in Jedda through 2027 under an agreement announced Thursday, the latest foray into sports by the kingdom. The end-of-season tournament for the ATP's leading 21-and-under players will be held this year at the King Abdullah