On the Baseline Tennis News

The youngest player in the Top 20, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova gives us a tour of the stunning city of Tokyo in this episode of the Dubai Duty Free Full of Surprises Travel Show.

As well as ending the year as World No.1, Caroline Wozniacki took home the WTA’s Diamond Aces Award for her contribution to the growth of the sport. In this video the WTA has a look back at some of the things Caroline got up to off the court, from trying her hand at cricket and leading kids clinics, to interviews, makeovers and much more.

The 2012 WTA season is fast approaching, during the month of December, join On the Baseline for an in-depth look at the players to watch in the upcoming 2012 season. Featuring in depth articles and exclusive interviews with 18 WTA Tour players, the 2012 Players to Watch series will spotlight many familiar stars, as well as the brightest newcomers in women’s tennis. Find out who you need to watch in the upcoming year…

Perhaps there were clues all along to the three Slam surprises.

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World No.1 honored for contributions to growth of sport during 2011 season

The Apia International Sydney has added another Grand Slam champion to its impressive 2012 line up, with Serbian star Ana Ivanovic confirming her participation today.

It’s been a tremendous year for 21-year-old Czech Petra Kvitova. Not only did she win her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, she topped the season off by winning the TEB BNP Paribas

Ana Ivanovic celebrated her 24th birthday on Sunday, as she repeated to win the $600,000 Commonwealth Bank Tournament Of Champions in Bali.

It came down to the wire as the Czech Republic won the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas title for the first time as an independent nation on Sunday, overcoming host nation Russian at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium.

While at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Ana Ivanovic & Roberta Vinci swapped the tennis court for the kitchen as they took part in Cookies for Charity. They added their own twist to an original cookie recipe to make tasty treats that are being sold to raise money for UNICEF’s education projects in Asia Pacific. See how they got on with their baking exploits in this video.

COMMONWEALTH BANK TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, Bali, Indonesia, November 3-6

The ITF today announced that Petra Kvitova (CZE) has won the last Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award of 2011 in recognition of her performance during Czech Republic’s semifinal victory against Belgium in April.

COMMONWEALTH BANK TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, Bali, Indonesia, November 3-6, 2011

LONDON, UK – The TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships-Istanbul – the 41st edition of WTA’s season-ending event which took place at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Turkey from October 25-30, 2011 – registered the highest attendance in 12 years and set record broadcast and digital audience milestones.