Tennis is a game that combines mind and strength, it is a real battle of characters. Successful tennis players know the whole world, they are idols for many. Tournaments gather thousands of fans in the stands and millions in front of TVs. Successful tennis players are media people. Winning tournaments brings players not only fame, but also great prize and sponsorship contracts.
Browse categories of tournaments. Tennis WTA
Each season a certain number of tennis tournaments of different categories are held. They differ in prize size, number of rating points, duration, court coverage. Each tennis player must participate in a certain number of tournaments of different categories, some of them are mandatory. All of them have different degrees of prestige. Many professional players want to play tennis at various tournaments. WTA ranking is a source of selection from tennis players. The higher the athlete in the ranking card, the greater the likelihood of her playing in the main grid, and the level of her rival in the first rounds is lower.
In the women's tour, the most prestigious tournaments are the Grand Slam. They are also called majors. There are four Grand Slam tournaments in modern tennis . They are held on 3 different continents. The Australian Open is held in January. In late spring, Roland Garros begins in France. Then the tennis players move to England to Wimbledon, and in the beginning of autumn the US Open takes place in the USA. Each of these tournaments lasts two weeks, has a huge prize pool, and the winners get 2000 points in the rating. In Australia and the USA, games are held on hard cover, in France - on clay, in England they compete on grass.
Premier Tournaments
Each season, tennis players are required to play four mandatory Premier Mandatory tournaments. This is a hard competition in Indian Wells, Miami, Beijing, and clay courts in Madrid. Athletes in these tournaments play tennis for one or two weeks. WTA earn 1000 points for winning.
Five Premier 5 tournaments are held annually. Tennis players compete in Doha, Rome, Toronto or Montreal, Cincinnati and Tokyo. Prizes in these competitions are more than $ 2 million. The winner receives 900 rating points. At the end of each season, the top eight tennis players play in the WTA Final Tournament.
Tennis. WTA Cincinnati Tournament
The Cincinnati Tennis Tournament is held before the US Open. This is the final stage of preparation for the last “Big Helmet” of the season and the last opportunity to test your strength in a competitive mode, to see what form your rivals are in.
This is one of five tournaments, not including majors, where WTA and ATP tennis meet, that is, women and men play at the same time. The prize fund for women is $ 2.7 million. The Linder Family Tennis Center has three central courts. Immediately 10,500 spectators can follow the fight on the main court. Competitions are held on hard. Tennis players who occupy the first eight positions in the ranking begin the tournament from the second round. For the victory, the athlete receives 900 rating points.
Cincinnati Tournament History
The first tournament in Cincinnati was held in 1899. This is the oldest tournament in the USA. It has a long, rich and interesting history. Competitions are held in the city of Mason, which is located near Cincinnati in Ohio. It is noteworthy that initially tennis players played on clay. Competitions began to be held on hard in 1979, when a new tennis center was built. For a long time there was a problem tennis WTA. Cincinnati did not accept women's competitions from 1974 to 1987 and from 1989 to 2003. Therefore, so far no tennis player has won this tournament more than two times.
Twice this was possible for the American Serena Williams (in 2014 and 2015), once Maria Sharapova, Li Na and
Victoria Azarenko became champions in recent years
.Special Events Tournament in Cincinnati
In addition to the main competitive program, spectators will find a lot of interesting things. Every year, the organizers prepare special events. First of all, this is a children's day. Tennis players give a master class to young athletes. This is a real celebration where players have fun and entertain the audience. They are assisted by various animated characters, using a variety of interesting attributes. Then they organize an autograph session.
Organizers spend High School Day annually. This day includes training, excursions to the main court (Grandstand Court). Special conditions are created for the military, firefighters and police. They have the opportunity to buy tickets half cheaper for one game day or for an evening session. In general, tickets for the tournament cost up to $ 2,500.
The Cincinnati Tennis Tournament is a prestigious competition where the best athletes come every year. Spectators are provided with a real show with a bitter struggle, the joy of victories and the bitterness of defeat. Tennis WTA is always a fascinating sight. Women's tennis is always unpredictable. It is often impossible to guess who will win today, even obvious favorites can lose at any stage.