2011 WTA Tour Championships
Date	25–30 October
Edition	41st (singles) / 36th (doubles)
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Venue	Sinan Erdem Dome
Champions
Singles
Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Liezel Huber /Lisa Raymond
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The2011 WTA Tour Championships (also known for sponsorship reasons as the2011 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships^[1]) was a tennis tournament played atIstanbul, Turkey from October 25 to October 30, 2011. It was the first time Turkey hosted theWTA Tour Championships. It was the 41st edition of the singles event and the 36th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was held at theSinan Erdem Dome and was contested by eight singles players and four doubles teams. It was the larger of two season ending championships on the2011 WTA Tour.

Petra Kvitová defeatedVictoria Azarenka, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3.

• It was Kvitová's sixth title of the year and seventh of her career. She won the WTA Championship title at her first appearance, closing the year as second inWTA rankings, Azarenka being third.

Liezel Huber /Lisa Raymond defeatedKvěta Peschke /Katarina Srebotnik, 6–4, 6–4.

• Huber and Raymond won their third and fourth Doubles WTA Championship title and the first as a couple, Huber winning paired toCara Black in 2007 and 2008, Raymond withSamantha Stosur in 2005 and 2006 andRennae Stubbs back in 2001. Peschke and Srebotnik lost their second WTA Championship final in a row.

The 2011 WTA Championships took place at the Sinan Erdem Dome 25–30 October 2011. It was the 41st edition of the event. The tournament was jointly run by theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) and was part of the2011 WTA Tour. It was the larger of the two season ending championships on the2011 WTA Tour, the smaller being theTournament of Champions the following week. The latter is only for players who did not qualify for the WTA Championships.

The singles event featured eight players and began as a round robin event, with four players in each of two groups called the Red Group and the White Group. Over the first four days of competition, each player met the other three players in their group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group met the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal met in the championship match.

The doubles competition had four teams playing in a straight knockout format from the semifinal stage.

The final standings of each group shall be determined by the first of the following methods that apply:

1. Greatest number of wins
2. Greatest number of matches played; or
3. Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:

a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players; or

b. Highest percentage of sets won; or

c. Highest percentage of games won

WTA players and TEB BNP Paribas, the title sponsor of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, made a joint donation of US$250,000 to the Turkish Red Crescent to support the victims of the recentdevastating earthquake in Turkey.

Close to 600 people died and more than 2,300 were injured during the country's most powerful earthquake in more than a decade. WTA stars participating in the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships donated a percentage of their Championships prize money, which was matched by both the WTA and TEB BNP Paribas.

The Turkish Red Crescent is Turkey's arm of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest humanitarian network. Turkish Red Crescent took immediate action after the earthquake, mobilizing its staff and emergency supplies for thousands of victims.^[2]

The total prize money for the 2011 WTA Championships is 4.9 millionUnited States dollars.^[3]

• ¹ for every match played in the round robin a player gets 70 points automatically, and for each round robin win they get 160 additional points
• ² RR means Prize money or Points won in the round robin Round. RR for doubles is 690

Race singles (as of October 24, 2011)
Rk	Player	Points	Tourn	Date Qualified
1	Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)	7,395	21	5 September
2	Maria Sharapova (RUS)	6,370	14	5 September
3	Petra Kvitová (CZE)	5,970	18	1 October
4	Victoria Azarenka (BLR)	5,750	19	1 October
5	Li Na (CHN)	5,351	17	5 October
6	Vera Zvonareva (RUS)	5,190	20	9 October
7	Samantha Stosur (AUS)	5,115	20	9 October
8	Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)	4,940	19	21 October

On September 5,Caroline Wozniacki andMaria Sharapova became the first two players to qualify for the championships.^[4]

Caroline Wozniacki won six singles titles in 2011. She began the year with a loss at theMedibank International Sydney toDominika Cibulková. She then reached three consecutive finals at theDubai Tennis Championships defeatingSvetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3,Qatar Ladies Open losing toVera Zvonareva 4–6, 4–6, andIndian Wells beatingMarion Bartoli 6–1, 2–6, 6–3. Her 3rd title came at theFamily Circle Cup, where she won against unseededElena Vesnina 6–2, 6–3. She then lost toJulia Görges 6–7^(3–7), 3–6 at thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix. Her 4th and 5th singles title were at theBrussels Open defeatingPeng Shuai 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, and her home tournament thee-Boks Sony Ericsson Open defeatingLucie Šafářová 6–1, 6–4. However, she had a 3-match losing streak in the summer season before winning theNew Haven Open at Yale againstPetra Cetkovská 6–4, 6–1 for the 4th consecutive time. At the Slams, Wozniacki reached the semis of theAustralian Open and theUS Open, falling toLi Na 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 after failing to convert a match point andSerena Williams 6–2, 6–4 respectively. However, she suffered early exits in the third round of theFrench Open toDaniela Hantuchová 6–1, 6–3 and the fourth round of theWimbledon toDominika Cibulková 1–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–5. This is her third appearance at the event, with her best result in 2010 when she reached the final.

Maria Sharapova regained some of her form by performing consistently throughout the year with two Premier-5 titles. Sharapova was crownedInternazionali BNL d'Italia on red clay, by beating World no. 1Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 6–3 in the semis and sixth-seededSamantha Stosur 6–2, 6–4 in the final. Her second title came at theWestern & Southern Open, where she defeated fellow former World No. 1Jelena Janković 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–3 in two hours and 49 minutes, making it the longest WTA tour final this year. She also made 2 other finals at theSony Ericsson Open, losing toVictoria Azarenka 1–6, 4–6 and the final of theWimbledon Championships, losing toPetra Kvitová 3–6, 4–6. This was also her first Grand Slam final appearance since winning the2008 Australian Open . At the other Slams, Sharapova reached the Semifinals of theFrench Open, falling to eventual championLi Na 4–6, 5–7, but fell early in the fourth round of theAustralian Open, losing 2–6, 3–6 toAndrea Petkovic, and the third round of theUS Open, beaten byFlavia Pennetta 3–6, 6–3, 4–6. This is the first time since 2007 that she has been qualified for the Championships. She has never lost before the semifinals in her previous four appearances, with her best result on her debut at the event, beatingSerena Williams in 2004.

On October 1,Petra Kvitová andVictoria Azarenka qualified for the championships.^[5]

Petra Kvitová won five titles prior to the Championships, capturing her sixth at this tournament. She began the year by winning theBrisbane International, defeatingAndrea Petkovic 6–1, 6–3. She then reached the quarter-finals at theAustralian Open, upsetting 5th seedSamantha Stosur 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 in the third round before losing toVera Zvonareva 2–6, 4–6. She then won theOpen GDF Suez, defeatingKim Clijsters 6–4, 6–3. She then lost 4 of her next 5 matches before winning theMutua Madrid Open, defeatingVictoria Azarenka 7–6^(7–3), 6–4 in the final. Later, she fell in the fourth round of theFrench Open to eventual championLi Na 2–6, 6–1, 6–3. She then reached the final of theAegon International, losing toMarion Bartoli 1–6, 6–4, 5–7. Her most significant title came by winningWimbledon, beatingMaria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4 in the final. After the triumph, she lost back-to-back third round matches toAndrea Petkovic in theUS Open Series before becoming the first Wimbledon champion ever to fall in the first round of theUS Open, where she lost toAlexandra Dulgheru 7–6^(7–3), 6–3. She then won her fifth title of the year at theGenerali Ladies Linz, defeating SlovakianDominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–1. This is her debut at the championships.

Victoria Azarenka won three titles this year. She picked up her secondSony Ericsson Open trophy after defeatingMaria Sharapova in the final 6–1, 6–4 and upsetting 2nd seedKim Clijsters and 3rd seedVera Zvonareva earlier. She then won her first clay title the following week at theAndalucia Tennis Experience, defeatingIrina-Camelia Begu in the final 6–3, 6–2. She then claimed a title before the championships at theBGL Luxembourg Open defeatingMonica Niculescu 6–2, 6–2. She reached another final at theMutua Madrid Open, losing toPetra Kvitová in the final 7–6^(7–3), 6–4. Azarenka reached her first Slam semifinal atWimbledon losing to eventual championPetra Kvitová 6–1, 3–6, 6–2. At the other Slams, she lost in the fourth round of theAustralian Open and the quarterfinal of theFrench Open both toLi Na, and the third round of the2011 US Open toSerena Williams 6–1, 7–6^(7–5). Azarenka is making her third consecutive appearance at the event.

On October 5,Li Na became the fifth player to qualify for the championships.^[6]

Li Na has had a memorable yet very inconsistent year. She started the year by winningSydney defeatingKim Clijsters in the final 7–6⁽³⁾, 6–3 and reaching the final of theAustralian Open, upsetting world no. 1Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals, but losing toKim Clijsters 6–3, 3–6, 3–6. However, she lost her next 4 matches before bouncing back in the European clay season, reaching the semifinals of theMutua Madrid Open andInternazionali BNL d'Italia. Li then won her first Grand Slam title and became the first Grand Slam singles champion born in an Asian country at theFrench Open, defeating defending championFrancesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6^(7–0) in the final. Following her French Open victory, she has had disappointing results for the rest of the year with the 5–7 record, including the second round lost atWimbledon toSabine Lisicki 6–3, 4–6, 6–8 and the first round defeat fromSimona Halep 6–2, 7–5 at theUS Open. Li is making her debut at the tournament after being an alternate last year.

On October 9,Vera Zvonareva andSamantha Stosur qualified for the championships.^[7]

Vera Zvonareva was not able to duplicate her 2010 season in 2011, however, she won two titles this year to one in the previous year. She won her first title in over a year at theQatar Ladies Open, defeating world no. 1Caroline Wozniacki 6–4, 6–4 in the final. She then won her second title at theBaku Cup, beating her compatriotKsenia Pervak in the final 6–1, 6–4. She reached two other finals in theMercury Insurance Open and the2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open, both losing toAgnieszka Radwańska with a scoreline of 6–3, 6–4 and 6–3, 6–2, respectively. At the Slams, her best result was reaching the semi-finals of theAustralian Open, losing toKim Clijsters 6–3, 6–3. She also lost in the quarterfinals of theUS Open toSamantha Stosur 6–3, 6–3, the fourth round of theFrench Open toAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 6–2, and the third round of theWimbledon toTsvetana Pironkova 6–2, 6–3. Zvonareva is making her fifth appearance at the Championships. Her best result was reaching the final in 2008.

Samantha Stosur did not enjoy a successful first half of the year, failing to reach a semifinal of any event until thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix in April. She then reached her first final of the year at theInternazionali BNL d'Italia, losing toMaria Sharapova 6–2, 6–4, despite having not lost a set before the final. She reached her second final at theRogers Cup before falling toSerena Williams 6–4, 6–2 in the final. In September, she became the winner of theUS Open after beating the heavy favoriteSerena Williams in the final in straight sets 6–2, 6–3, to win her maiden Slam title. She also became the first Australian woman to win a Slam sinceEvonne Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon in 1980. She then reached the final of theHP Open losing toMarion Bartoli 6–3, 6–1. In the other Slams, she fell in the third rounds of theAustralian Open toPetra Kvitová 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 andFrench Open toGisela Dulko 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, and the first round of theWimbledon to 262nd rankedMelinda Czink 6–3, 6–4. Stosur is making her second appearance at the event, after the semifinals' appearance in 2010.

On October 21,Agnieszka Radwańska became the last to qualify afterMarion Bartoli withdrew in her quarterfinal match inKremlin Cup

Agnieszka Radwańska reached three finals in 2011 and won all of them, thus ending her 3 year-title drought. Her first title of the year came in theMercury Insurance Open, where she defeated top seedVera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–4 in the final. In the Asian swing season, she won back-to-back titles in theToray Pan Pacific Open overVera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 and theChina Open overAndrea Petkovic 7–5, 0–6, 6–4, winning her biggest title so far. At the slams, Radwańska was able to reach her fourth slam quarterfinal at theAustralian Open losing to eventual championKim Clijsters 6–3, 7–6^(7–4). However, she fell short in the fourth round of theFrench Open toMaria Sharapova 7–6^(7–4), 7–5, the second rounds of both theWimbledon toPetra Cetkovská 3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4, and theUS Open toAngelique Kerber 6–3, 4–6, 6–3. She is making her third appearance, having played as the alternate here in 2008 and 2009.

The first alternate for the championships is FrenchwomenMarion Bartoli, who has reached 5 finals in the year. She reached her first Premier Mandatory final at theBNP Paribas Open losing toCaroline Wozniacki 6–1, 2–6, 6–3, then lost her next final at theInternationaux de Strasbourg toAndrea Petkovic retiring being down 6–4, 1–0. She then won her first title since 2009 at theAegon International defeatingPetra Kvitová 6–1, 4–6, 7–5. AtWimbledon, she lost toSabine Lisicki 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1 in the quarterfinal after upsettingSerena Williams in the previous round. On the contrary, she fell toSerena Williams in the final of theBank of the West Classic. She then won her second title of the year at the2011 HP Open defeatingSamantha Stosur 6–3, 6–1 in the final. At the2011 French Open, she reached her second career slam semifinal. The second alternate isAndrea Petkovic, who is enjoying her best season so far by cracking the top 10. She won her lone title of the year at theInternationaux de Strasbourg overMarion Bartoli. She then reached two other final, at theBrisbane International losing toPetra Kvitová 6–1, 6–3 and the final of theChina Open losing toAgnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 in her first Premier Mandatory final. At the slams she was able to reach the quarterfinals in 3 of the 4 majors excludingWimbledon.

Race doubles (as of October 17, 2011)
Current Rank	Players	Points to Qualify	Points	Tourn	Date Qualified
1	Květa Peschke (CZE)  Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)	8,291	9,291	19	5 September
2	Liezel Huber (USA)  Lisa Raymond (USA)	6,423	6,773	15	1 October
3	Gisela Dulko (ARG)  Flavia Pennetta (ITA)	5,706	5,776	13	11 October
4	Vania King (USA)  Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)	5,730	5,730	11	16 October

On September 5,Květa Peschke andKatarina Srebotnik became the first doubles team to qualify for the year-end championships.^[4]

Květa Peschke andKatarina Srebotnik continued their partnership coming to 2011, they also were able to reach the no. 1 ranking in doubles for the first time on July 4, 2011. They were also able to win 6 titles together their first coming in theASB Classic over the team ofArvidsson &Erakovic 6–3, 6–0. They then won their second title in theQatar Ladies Open overHuber &Petrova 7–5, 6–7^(2–7), [10–8]. Their next titles came in back-to-back-to-back winning inAegon International over Huber &Raymond 6–3, 6–0, inWimbledon overLisicki &Stosur 6–3, 6–1 and in theMercury Insurance Open overKopz-Jones &Spears 6–0, 6–2. Their triumph in Wimbledon is the team's first Slam title together and their first as individuals in the women's doubles. They then claimed their sixth title at theChina Open overDulko &Pennetta 6–3, 6–4. They also reached three other finals in theMedibank International Sydney losing toBenešová &Záhlavová-Strýcová, inDubai Tennis Championships falling to Huber &Martínez Sánchez and in theMutua Madrid Open toAzarenka &Kirilenko. Srebotnik also on the mixed doubles title in theAustralian Open withDaniel Nestor. In the other Slams they were able to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open and the quarterfinals of theFrench Open andUS Open.

On October 1,Liezel Huber andLisa Raymond became the second team to qualify for the championships.^[5]

Liezel Huber andLisa Raymond did not start pairing up for doubles until the European clay season as Huber initially paired withNadia Petrova and Raymond teamed up withJulia Görges. The veteran team then had a great result together, reaching the semifinals of theFrench Open and the quarterfinals ofWimbledon. They lost their first two finals in theAegon International losing toPeschke &Srebotnik 6–3, 6–0 and in theBank of the West Classic losing to Azarenka & Kirilenko 6–1, 6–3. Their first title as a team came in as a gift winning theRogers Cup over Azarenka & Kirilenko in a walkover. They then claim their first Slam as a team in theUS Open overKing &Shvedova 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3). They then collected their third title at theToray Pan Pacific Open over Dulko & Pennetta 7–6^(7–4), 0–6, [10–6]. Huber was also able reach two other finals in theDubai Tennis Championships withMaría José Martínez Sánchez winning over Peschke & Srebotnik 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 and in theQatar Ladies Open withNadia Petrova in a losing effort to Peschke & Srebotnik.

On October 11,Gisela Dulko andFlavia Pennetta became the third team to qualify for the championships.^[8]

Gisela Dulko andFlavia Penetta failed to duplicate their 2010 season winning 6 titles and the championship as they only won one title in the year, but it is their most prestigious title as a team this coming in theAustralian Open beatingAzarenka &Kirilenko 2–6, 7–5, 6–1. This marks their first Slam title as team and as individuals. An injury suffered by Dulko prevented the team to collect some points during the mid-season. However, the team performed well during the Asian swing and became the runner-up in bothToray Pan Pacific Open toHuber &Raymond andChina Open toPeschke &Srebotnik. In the other Slams they reached the quarterfinals of theFrench Open and the third round of theUS Open. Pennetta also reached another final withDominika Cibulková at theUNICEF Open losing toZáhlavová-Strýcová &Zakopalová.

On October 16,Vania King andYaroslava Shvedova took the last spot overVictoria Azarenka andMaria Kirilenko.^[9]

Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova wasn't able to play together until theBNP Paribas Open due to Shvedova's knee injury. The team weren't able to match up to their 2010 season when they won 2 Slam titles, as they only reached 1 slam final in theUS Open losing toHuber &Raymond 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(3–7). They won their first title of the year at theWestern & Southern Open winning 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] overGrandin &Uhlířová. They also reached two other finals in a losing effort in theInternazionali BNL d'Italia losing to the Chinese pair ofPeng &Zheng 2–6, 3–6 and in theHP Open losing to the Asian pair ofDate-Krumm &Zhang in the final 5–7, 6–3, [9–11]. Shvedova was able to win another title withSania Mirza this time at theCiti Open overGovortsova &Kudryavtseva 6–3, 6–3. King also reached a final with a different partnerAnna-Lena Grönefeld at theMonterrey Open losing to CzechsBenešová &Záhlavová-Strýcová.

^[10]The 2011 edition of the year-end championships featured two former World number ones, four Grand Slam champions, two Grand Slam finalists. Two of them made their debut at the championships. The competitors were divided into two groups representing the colors of theflag of Turkey. The Red group consisted of no. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki, no. 3 seed Petra Kvitová, no. 6 seed Vera Zvonareva and no. 8 seed Agnieszka Radwańska. The White Group was composed of no. 2 seed Maria Sharapova, no, 4 seed Victoria Azarenka, no. 5 seed Li Na and no. 7 seed Samantha Stosur.^[11] Marion Bartoli and Andrea Petkovic served as alternates.

In the red group, in their respective records in their group, World no. 1Caroline Wozniacki was 11–6,Petra Kvitová was 5–6,Vera Zvonareva was 9–9 andAgnieszka Radwańska was 4–8. Leading the group Wozniacki, has a good record in each opponent in her group. She has a positive record against Kvitová, leading the Wimbledon champion 3–1, with their last meeting coming in the third round of the2010 China Open, with Wozniacki winning 6–3, 6–2 and all their matches were won in straight sets. Against Zvonareva, she has a record of 4–4, with Zvonareva winning their only encounter in 2011 in the final of theQatar Ladies Open 6–4, 6–4. Against good friend Radwańska, the Dane lead 4–1 winning their last four matches including their only encounter in 2011 at the semifinal of thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix 7–5, 6–3, with Radwańska's last win coming in 2007. Zvonareva on the other hand, has close records against Kvitová and Radwańska. Against Kvitová, the Russian leads 3–2 facing each other 3 times in 2011 all won in straight sets, with Zvonerva winning two of them in the quarterfinals of theAustralian Open and the semifinal of theToray Pan Pacific Open and lost in the third round of theMutua Madrid Open. In her match-up against Radwańska, the Russian trails 2–3 with them competing against each other 4 times in 2011 all won in straight sets and the Pole winning their last three encounters – the first in the final ofMercury Insurance Open, the third round ofRogers Cup, and the final of theToray Pan Pacific Open, Zvonerva's last win came in quarterfinal of theSony Ericsson Open. In the head-to-head of first time qualifiers. Kvitová and Radwańska, The Czech has won both of their matches including their last match in the quarterfinal ofAegon International 1–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–2)

In the white group, in their head-to-heads with players within their group,Maria Sharapova was 17–6,Victoria Azarenka was 8–7,Li Na was 7–11, andSamantha Stosur was 5–13. Like Wozniacki, Sharapova has a good record against each members of her group. Against Azarenka, they have split their match-ups with each having 3 wins, and also splitting their match-ups in 2011 with 1 win each, with Azarenka winning in the final of theSony Ericsson Open and Sharapova winning in the quarterfinal of theInternazionali BNL d'Italia. Against Li, Sharapova leads their head-to-head 5–3, however Li has won their 3 previous meetings in straight sets including the semifinal of theFrench Open 6–4, 7–5. Against Stosur, Sharapova has a perfect record of 9–0 including 3 straight set wins in the fourth round of theSony Ericsson Open, the final of theInternazionali BNL d'Italia, and the quarterfinal of theWestern & Southern Open. Azarenka, in the other hand has a mixed record against Li and Stosur. She trails Li 1–4, including losing in the fourth round of theAustralian Open 6–3, 6–3 and the quarterfinal of theFrench Open 7–5, 6–2. However, against Stosur, Azarenka has never lost a match and a set winning their four encounters, with their last meeting coming in semifinal of the2010 Bank of the West Classic with the Belarusian winning 6–2, 6–3. In the match-up between Slam champions Li and Stosur, despite Stosur having lost all matches against Sharapova and Azarenka, she has never lost to Li winning their 5 matches including 3 in 2011 in the semifinal of theInternazionali BNL d'Italia, the third rounds ofRogers Cup andWestern & Southern Open.

The four doubles teams started the semifinals without group play.

Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament.^[12]

		Wozniacki	Sharapova	Kvitová	Azarenka	Li	Zvonareva	Stosur	Radwańska	Overall	YTD
1	Caroline Wozniacki		2–3	3–1	4–2	1–3	4–4	2–3	4–1	20–17	62–15
2	Maria Sharapova	3–2		1–2	3–3	5–3	7–3	9–0	7–1	35–14	43–12
3	Petra Kvitová	1–3	2–1		3–2	1–1	2–3	2–0	2–0	13–10	53–13
4	Victoria Azarenka	2–4	3–3	2–3		1–4	3–6	4–0	5–3	20–23	52–15
5	Li Na	3–1	3–5	1–1	4–1		3–4	0–5	2–2	16–19	31–15
6	Vera Zvonareva	4–4	3–7	3–2	6–3	4–3		2–8	2–3	24–30	55–19
7	Samantha Stosur	3–2	0–9	0–2	0–4	5–0	8–2		2–1	18–20	43–21
8	Agnieszka Radwańska	1–4	1–7	0–2	3–5	2–2	3–2	1–2		11–24	45–16

The action in this year's Tour Championships began with the Red Group with Wimbledon championPetra Kvitová and 2008 finalistVera Zvonareva. Having lost to Zvonareva in straight sets just a few weeks ago in Tokyo, Kvitová had her work cut out for her, but this time it was different - Kvitová hadn't lost an indoor match all year and her huge serve, powerful groundstrokes and strong net play were working like a charm as she raced out to a 6–2, 4–1 lead. Things got tougher as the unforced errors began to creep into Kvitová's game, and Zvonareva closed the gap to 4–all in the second set; but the No.3-seeded Kvitová broke again for 5–4 and served it out, getting two errors in a row from the No.6-seeded Zvonareva to get to match point then knifing a forehand volley. The series between the two is now knotted at 3–3. Kvitová ended with an even differential, 24 winners to 24 errors; she won 17 of 23 net points (including match point). Zvonareva was −9 (eight winners, 17 errors).^[13]

They were followed by last years finalistCaroline Wozniacki and first time qualifierAgnieszka Radwańska. Wozniacki had her chances in the first set, rallying from 2–4 to 5–4 and holding triple set point with Radwańska falling into a 0–40 hole in the next game; Radwańska snuck that game out and took the first set, Radwańska then started to be bothered by her shoulder injury and started to go for her shots but Wozniacki wouldn't lose her cool, comfortably taking the second set and holding steady from 4–all in the third to close the door on the two-hour, 39-minute marathon.^[14]

The last match saw two US champions the 2006 championMaria Sharapova and the current championSamantha Stosur. Stosur, the No.7 seed at the year-end finale, turned the tables on one of the most lopsided head-to-heads in the upper echelon of the women's game, coming out like a house on fire then surviving some tense moments to close out a No.2-ranked, No.2-seeded Sharapova in straight sets 6–1, 7–5. Having lost her last 11 sets in a row to Sharapova, Stosur stormed through the opening set in just 28 minutes, then rallied from 3–0 down in the second set, with Sharapova missing a backhand return on match point. Both players had a similar number of winners throughout the match – Stosur 18, Sharapova 17 – but Sharapova's 30 unforced errors far outweighed Stosur's 17 miscues.^[15]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Red Group	Petra Kvitová [3]	Vera Zvonareva [6]	6–2, 6–4
Red Group	Caroline Wozniacki [1]	Agnieszka Radwańska [8]	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
White Group	Samantha Stosur [7]	Maria Sharapova [2]	6–1, 7–5

The second day began with Belarus'Victoria Azarenka and Australia'sSamantha Stosur, Azarenka lead their head-to-head 4–0. With her intense and relentless barrage of deep, penetrating groundstrokes, the No.4-seeded Azarenka never really let the No.7-seeded Stosur into the match, losing just five points in seven service games and breaking four times in building a 6–2, 5–2 lead. Stosur put up a fight in a 10-minute final game, saving three match points - including two on big inside out forehand winners - but Azarenka wrapped up the one-hour, 17-minute triumph on her fourth match point. In their winners to unforced errors ratio, Stosur was 11–26, Azarenka was 16–13.^[16]

The second match saw French Open ChampionLi Na making her debut against no. 2 seedMaria Sharapova. Having not won a match since August - she lost first round at her last two events at the US Open and Beijing, and in straight sets too - Li's game came alive at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, as her power game clicked against one of the most powerful players in the game. She rallied from 2–4 to take the first set to a tie-break, where she rallied from 0–4 to take the set; she then held off a late surge from Sharapova in the second set, watching a 5–2 lead close to 5–4 before finally serving out the victory in front of a packed crowd. Li had been struggling since becoming Asia's first Grand Slam champion at the French Open, going 5–7 in her seven tournaments since – but she had won her last three meetings against Sharapova in straight sets and brought that magic out again, getting just a few more winners in the winners column - 15 to 12. Li is the first Chinese ever to compete in singles at the year-end finale. Later in the day, Sharapova withdrew with a left ankle injury, ending her chance to finish the year at No.1.^[17]

The last match of the day came between two former US Open finalistsVera Zvonareva andCaroline Wozniacki, who has split their former 8 matches in half. Zvonareva, the No.6 seed, was the clear aggressor in the match, going for her big groundstrokes – including some particularly impressive backhands – to take the first set in just 35 minutes. Wozniacki broke in the last game of the second set to push the match to a third but Zvonareva came alive again, racing out to a double-break 4–1 lead and barely looking back. The Russian, who just turned 27 last month, won the last seven points of the match to end it 6–2, 4–6, 6–3. Although both Zvonareva and Wozniacki are known for their strong defensive skills, the Russian's offense really shone through at the Sinan Erdem Dome – she had by far the bigger numbers for the day, 49 winners to 49 unforced errors (Wozniacki finished the match with 13 winners to 18 unforced errors).^[18]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
White Group	Victoria Azarenka [4]	Samantha Stosur [7]	6–2, 6–2
White Group	Li Na [5]	Maria Sharapova [2]	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Red Group	Vera Zvonareva [6]	Caroline Wozniacki [1]	6–2, 4–6, 6–3

The first match featured white group'sVictoria Azarenka andLi Na. Victoria Azarenka was a relentless wall of power at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships on Thursday, getting revenge for losses at the Australian and French Opens with a commanding 6–2, 6–2 win over Li Na. Azarenka, who lost to Li in straight sets in the fourth round in Melbourne and in the quarterfinals in Paris - and had actually lost four of the pair's five previous meetings - was sharper in every department against Li this time, controlling most of the rallies with her powerful groundstrokes and sending any of the Chinese trailblazer's own powerful groundstrokes back with added interest. Although Li hit twice as many winners as Azarenka (18 to 9) those were far outweighed by more than twice as many unforced errors (39 to 17). Having beaten Samantha Stosur by an identical scoreline on Wednesday, Azarenka is now 2–0 in the White Group and the first to qualify for the semifinals.^[19]

The second match saw top seedCaroline Wozniacki taking on third seedPetra Kvitová. With a swift 6–4, 6–2 win over Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová not only scored her second win over a reigning No.1, she also got the second spot in the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships semifinals. Kvitová, the No.3 seed, beat the No.1-seeded Wozniacki in style, losing just 17 points in nine service games and breaking Wozniacki three times, including in the first game of each set. The No.3-ranked Czech - just the fourth Czech player ever to rank in the Top 3, after Martina Navratilova, Hana Mandlíková and Jana Novotná - served seven aces in the one-hour, 24-minute victory.^[20]

The last match was one of the most enthralling one in tournament so far with RussianVera Zvonareva taking on PoleAgnieszka Radwańska. Zvonareva wouldn't have just qualified for the semifinals with a victory over Radwańska, she would have snapped a three-match losing streak against her, having lost to her at Carlsbad, Toronto and Tokyo in the last few months - all in straight sets, too. This one would be much different. It took just 35 minutes for the No.6-seeded Zvonareva to win the first set, 6–1; Radwańska, the No.8 seed, retaliated with a 6–2 second set. An aggressive Zvonareva regrouped and got to double match point at 5–3, 40–15 in the third set but missed down-the-lines on both of those, then lost an extended exchange on her third match point in the same game. She would eventually lose to Radwańska for a fourth straight time, 1–6, 6–2 7–5.^[21]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
White Group	Victoria Azarenka [4]	Li Na [5]	6–2, 6–2
Red Group	Petra Kvitová [3]	Caroline Wozniacki [1]	6–4, 6–2
Red Group	Agnieszka Radwańska [8]	Vera Zvonareva [6]	1–6, 6–2, 7–5

The first match saw two Slam champions betweenLi Na andSamantha Stosur, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. Samantha Stosur served up a barrage of kick serves and blasted some ferocious forehands to completely confound Li Na in 66 minutes, 6–1, 6–0, improving to 6–0 in the pair's head-to-head series and dealing the Chinese her most lopsided loss on the WTA in almost three and a half years. Their sixth meeting at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships on Friday was by far their quickest, as Stosur hit far more winners (15 to 4) and was cleaner on the unforced errors (22 to 32) and basically dominated every department, losing her serve from 30-0 up in the fifth game of the match but otherwise winning every game en route to her easiest victory since Dubai in February.^[22]

The second match sawAgnieszka Radwańska trying to advance to the semifinals taking onPetra Kvitová. With Kvitová, Victoria Azarenka and Samantha Stosur already through, Radwańska had to take a set from Kvitová on Friday to become the fourth player into the final four. And that goal didn't seem far away at all as she stormed out to a 5–1 first set lead - but Kvitová suddenly came alive, her power game hitting its mark as she stormed back to take the opening set comfortably in a tie-break. Although there were a few close moments midway through the second set - she went to six deuces before holding in a marathon game for 4–3 - Kvitová never really looked in trouble again, eventually finishing the match off with a big crosscourt forehand that drew one last backhand error from Radwańska. Whether she was winning or losing, Kvitová seemed to be in complete control of the score against Radwańska - she finished the match with 42 winners to 47 unforced errors, while Radwańska had eight winners to 17 unforced errors. Kvitová finished first in the Red Group with a bullet, 3–0 in win–loss and 6–0 in sets. Although Zvonareva, Radwańska and Caroline Wozniacki all ended with a 1–2 win–loss record and 3–5 sets won-lost, Zvonareva had the best games won-lost percentage of the three and thus finished second in the Red Group. The semifinals will be Red Group No.1 Kvitová taking on White Group No.2 Stosur, and White Group No.1 Azarenka taking on Red Group No.2 Zvonareva.

In the last round robin match of the week on Friday night,Victoria Azarenka took on alternate Marion Bartoli. The result, a 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 win for Bartoli, had no effect on either group's standings. However, Azarenka was accused of tanking the final set of the match, going for winners at the get go and not willing to track down balls.^[23][24]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
White Group	Samantha Stosur [7]	Li Na [5]	6–1, 6–0
Red Group	Petra Kvitová [3]	Agnieszka Radwańska [8]	7–6(7–4), 6–3
White Group	Marion Bartoli [9]	Victoria Azarenka [4]	5–7, 6–4, 6–4

The first singles semifinal match saw white group no. 1Petra Kvitová and red group no. 2Samantha Stosur. Kvitová was the only player to make it through the round robin undefeated, but she showed some cracks in her last match on Friday, falling behind 5–1 in the first set before rallying to beat Agnieszka Radwańska in straights. And although she was up an early break she had somewhat of a slowish start again against a confident Stosur, who came back to take the first set and eventually build a 7–5, 1–0 lead, with a break point to go up 7–5, 2–0. Just like she did before, though, Kvitová came alive when she needed to, winning six of the next eight games to take the second set 6–3, then racing ahead 5–0 in the third. Stosur made things exciting at the end by winning three straight games to close to 5–3, but the Wimbledon champion held on, closing out the US Open champion with a love hold 5–7, 6–3, 6–3. Both Kvitová and Stosur finished with clean winners-to-errors differentials (Kvitová 38–39, Stosur 16–18) but the biggest difference came in creating break point opportunities – Kvitová brought up 11 break points (converting on five) while Stosur only got six break points (converting on three).^[25]

The second semifinal featured red group no. 1Victoria Azarenka and white group no. 2Vera Zvonareva. She broke serve three times in the first set, including once at love. There were some tough moments in the 59-minute second set, including a marathon six-deuce fourth game where Zvonareva defied four break points to hold for 2–all, but Azarenka got a late break and save two break points at the final game and served it out, It is her fourth win in their 10 meetings. Azarenka of Belarus eventually won 6–2, 6–3 Saturday to reach the final of the WTA Championships. The No. 4-ranked Azarenka's solid groundstrokes forced errors from No. 6 Zvonareva, who was never able to gain momentum in the match.^[26][27]

In the doubles, Peschke and Srebotnik, the No.1 seeds, were the first team into the final, getting the only break of serve in the first set then rebounding after a second set lapse to beat Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova 6–3, 6–4. Peschke and Srebotnik broke King's serve en route to taking the opening set and built a 3–0 lead in the second, only to lose four straight games; but the momentum swung again and they won three more games of their own to close it out. Huber and Raymond, the No.2 seeds, followed with a 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] victory over Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta, the defending champs at the year-ender. Huber and Raymond not only rallied from a set down to win, they also came back from 3–6 in the match tie-break, Huber hitting winners on four of the last five points of the match (two drop volley winners and two big overheads).^[28]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Semifinals	Květa Peschke [1] Katarina Srebotnik [1]	Vania King [4] Yaroslava Shvedova [4]	6–3, 6–4
Singles – Semifinals	Petra Kvitová [3]	Samantha Stosur [7]	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Singles – Semifinals	Victoria Azarenka [4]	Vera Zvonareva [6]	6–2, 6–3
Doubles – Semifinals	Liezel Huber [2] Lisa Raymond [2]	Gisela Dulko [3] Flavia Pennetta [3]	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]

The first match was the Doubles Final between the top two seedsKvěta Peschke &Katarina Srebotnik andLiezel Huber &Lisa Raymond. Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond wrapped up a breakthrough year at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, capturing their fourth title in their last six events with a 64 64 win on Sunday over Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik, losing three straight games from 64 31 but regrouping and winning three straight games of their own to finish it. They fell short on their first two match points but Huber closed it out with a backhand volley at Srebotnik's body.^[29]

They were followed on court by the Singles Final between 3rd seed Petra Kvitová and 4th seed Victoria Azarenka, who were battling not only for the championship but for the world no. 2 ranking. Kvitová won 7–5 4–6 6–3, hitting a forehand pass that drew an error on the final point.^[30]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Final	Liezel Huber [2] Lisa Raymond [2]	Květa Peschke [1] Katarina Srebotnik [1]	6–4, 6–4
Final	Petra Kvitová [3]	Victoria Azarenka [4]	7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Those with a gold background have enough points to qualify; with a brown background withdrew.

Rank	Athlete	Grand Slam tournament				Premier Mandatory				Best Premier 5		Best other						Total points	Tourn
		AUS	FRA	WIM	USO	IW	MIA	MAD	BEI	1	2	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Caroline Wozniacki	SF 900	R32 160	R16 280	SF 900	W 1000	R16 140	R16 140	QF 250	W 900	SF 395	W 470	W 470	W 470	F 320	F 320	W 280	7,395	21
2	Maria Sharapova	R16 280	SF 900	F 1400	R32 160	SF 450	F 700	R16 140	A	W 900	W 900	QF 225	R16 125	QF 120	QF 70			6,370	14
3	Petra Kvitová	QF 500	R16 280	W 2000	R128 5	R64 5	R32 80	W 1000	R32 5	SF 395	R16 125	W 470	F 320	W 280	W 280	R16 125	F 100	5,970	18
4	Victoria Azarenka	R16 280	QF 500	SF 900	R32 160	QF 250	W 1000	F 700	R16 140	SF 395	SF 395	W 280	W 280	QF 225	R16 125	R16 120	A 0	5,750	20
5	Li Na	F 1,400	W 2,000	R64 100	R128 5	R64 5	R64 5	SF 450	R32 5	SF 395	R16 125	W 470	SF 200	R16 70	R16 60	R16 60	R32 1	5,351	17
6	Vera Zvonareva	SF 900	R16 280	R32 160	QF 500	R32 80	SF 450	R16 140	R16 140	F 620	SF 395	W 470	W 280	SF 130	SF 200	F 320	R16 125	5,190	21
7	Samantha Stosur	R32 160	R32 160	R128 5	W 2000	R32 80	R16 140	R16 140	R32 80	F 620	F 620	QF 225	QF 225	F 200	SF 200	SF 200	R16 160	5,115	21
8	Agnieszka Radwańska	QF 500	R16 280	R64 100	R64 100	R16 140	QF 250	R32 80	W 1000	W 900	SF 395	W 470	QF 225	SF 200	QF 120	QF 120	R16 60	4,940	19
9	Marion Bartoli	R64 100	SF 900	QF 500	R64 100	F 700	R16 140	R32 80	R16 140	QF 225	R16 125	W 470	F 320	W 280	F 200	SF 200	SF 130	4,610	27
10	Andrea Petkovic	QF 500	QF 500	R32 160	QF 500	R32 80	SF 450	R32 80	F 700	SF 395	QF 225	W 280	F 200	SF 200	QF 120	QF 120	R32 70	4,580	18

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