WTA pictures

So here I am with my favourite thread (I was missing the old board's smilies )

So some pics from Linz, from WTA site:


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Linz, Austria (October 28): Daniela Hantuchova posed with her second singles trophy of the year, and the one that lifted her to a berth in the prestigious season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships.


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Linz, Austria (October 28): Austrian girls in traditional costume posed with the winner, Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, and runner-up, Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.


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Linz, Austria (October 25): Mara Santangelo had the honor of starting the annual Linz Half Marathon on a brisk autumn day near the Austrian Alps.


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Linz, Austria (October 25): Vera Dushevina took a short ride on a mountain railway to visit the Poestlingberg Castle near Linz.


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Linz, Austria (October 24): Baker Christian Roetzer displayed the players' creations as they spent the morning at the Konditorei Jindrak, famous for it's Linzertorte which is a world-famous cake named for the city of Linz. Players attending were (L-R) Mara Santangelo, Alicia Molik, Yvonne Meusburger and Kelly Anderson.


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Linz, Austria (October 24): Italian Mara Santangelo (L) and Australian Alicia Molik took their job seriously as they attempted to make the local specialty - Linzertorte.


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Linz, Austria (October 24): Alicia Molik spooned jam onto her Linzertorte while the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's Lyn Ryman looked on.


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Linz, Austria (October 24): Three of the players in attendance at the Jindrak bakery stood back and watched while Sony Ericsson WTA Tour staffers Donna Kelso and Lyn Ryman helped with the Linzertortes during their visit to the bakery.

And some other pics, still from WTA site


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Linz, Austria (October 24): One of the world's top doubles teams comprised of Rennae Stubbs (L) and Kveta Peschke posed with a group of children they worked with during a kids' day tennis clinic.


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Linz, Austria (October 24): Kelly Anderson and Elena Vesnina put a group of local youngsters through their paces during a kids' clinic.


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Linz, Austria (October 23): Player Party 'Night of the Stars' - Barbara Schett, Tamira Paszek, Alona Bondarenko, Daniela Hantuchova, Anna Chakvetadze, Tatiana Golovin and Tournament Director Sandra Reichel. All of the players were wearing creations from 'Hansel & Gretel', courtesy of Erika Bandisch.


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Linz, Austria (October 23): Player Party 'Night of the Stars' - Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, Anna Chakvetadze of Russia and Tatiana Golovin of France.


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Linz, Austria (October 23): Player Party 'Night of the Stars' - Aussie Alicia Molik was interviewed by Linz TV as she entered the party.


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Linz, Austria (October 23): Player Party 'Night of the Stars' - Aga Radwanska of Poland and Tamira Paszek of Austria.


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Linz, Austria (October 23): Loaded down with bags after a day of shopping at the invitation of some of Linz's best retail outlets, Gisela Dulko (L) and Daniela Hantuchova headed back to the hotel.


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Linz, Austria (October 23): Daniela Hantuchova signed some items that will be used in future auctions for charity fundraising.


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Linz, Austria (October 23): An overview of the All-Access Hour with Dinara Safina's table in the foreground and Anna Chakvetadze's table toward the back.

More pics here: http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/photogallery/?Event=linz

medusa wrote:




©GEPA Pictures
Linz, Austria (October 24): Baker Christian Roetzer displayed the players' creations as they spent the morning at the Konditorei Jindrak, famous for it's Linzertorte which is a world-famous cake named for the city of Linz. Players attending were (L-R) Mara Santangelo, Alicia Molik, Yvonne Meusburger and Kelly Anderson.

yummy!!!

Thanks Med! :D

oh cool, i missed the pics already :D

medusa wrote:So here I am with my favourite thread (I was missing the old board's smilies )

I want them too

babyb wrote:

medusa wrote:So here I am with my favourite thread (I was missing the old board's smilies )

I want them too

You can steal them from here:
http://www.yelims.com/Smileys-IPB/
Here you can find almost all the old board's smileys

More pics from WTA site


©Pascal Ratthe
Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Lindsay Davenport was given the keys to a Saab to drive for the week by Gerald Bedard who represented the car company.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Lindsay Davenport and young son Jagger enjoyed the view from a revolving rooftop restaurant overlooking the well-known French-Canadian site - Les Plaines d'Abraham.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Canadian star Marie-Eve Pelletier signed autographs for a group of very excited youngsters during the kids' day festivities.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 28): Player Party - Severine Bremond of France was the winner of the doorprize - a beautiful Hugo Boss watch. It was presented to her by Mr. Marc Jullien.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 28): Player Party - Vania King, the player most known for her vocal abilities, sang a song from the musical 'Wicked'.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 28): Player Party - Tournament co-owner and ex-NHL star Patrick Roy presented Lindsay Davenport with a hockey shirt while she gave him a tennis racquet.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 28): Player Party - French trio (L-R) Severine Bremond, Stephanie Foretz and Alize Cornet enjoyed the entertainment.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 28): Player Party - Liga Dekmeijere of Latvia appeared to be having a great time at the party.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 28): Player Party - Patrick Roy, retired NHL star visited with Ashley Harkleroad (L) and Sunitha Rao. He is part owner of the event.

medusa wrote:

babyb wrote:

medusa wrote:So here I am with my favourite thread (I was missing the old board's smilies )

I want them too

You can steal them from here:
http://www.yelims.com/Smileys-IPB/
Here you can find almost all the old board's smileys

Thanks Med

More pics from WTA site


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Hugo Boss Fashion Show - Players (L-R) Stephanie Foretz, Severine Bremond, Stephanie Dubois, Jill Craybas, Yaroslava Shvedova, Vania King, and Lilia Osterloh participated in the Hugo Boss Fashion Show, celebrating the 15th year of the tournament. Each of the players was outfitted in Hugo Boss attire and had hair and makeup appointments leading up to the show. They were invited to participate by Marc Jullien (center) of Hugo Boss in Quebec City.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Hugo Boss Fashion Show - Stephanie Dubous of Canada.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Hugo Boss Fashion Show - Vania King of the USA.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Hugo Boss Fashion Show - Severine Bremond of France.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Hugo Boss Fashion Show - Lilia Osterloh of the USA.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Hugo Boss Fashion Show - Stephanie Foretz of France.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Hugo Boss Fashion Show - Jill Craybas of the USA.


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Quebec City, Canada (October 29): Hugo Boss Fashion Show - Yaroslava Shvedova of Russia.

medusa wrote:



©GEPA Pictures
Linz, Austria (October 23): Player Party 'Night of the Stars' - Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, Anna Chakvetadze of Russia and Tatiana Golovin of France.

Hide this pic from Jimmy, he's going to

babyb wrote:

medusa wrote:



©GEPA Pictures
Linz, Austria (October 23): Player Party 'Night of the Stars' - Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, Anna Chakvetadze of Russia and Tatiana Golovin of France.

Hide this pic from Jimmy, he's going to

Why?

From WTA site:


©Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Quebec City, Canada (October 30): Lindsay Davenport and baby son Jagger stopped for a photo after arriving back at their hotel on a cold October night. The southern California family is adapting to the cold Canadian weather!


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Quebec City, Canada (October 30): Lindsay Davenport introduced her young son to the northern climes when she brought him to Quebec.

medusa wrote:

babyb wrote:

medusa wrote:



©GEPA Pictures
Linz, Austria (October 23): Player Party 'Night of the Stars' - Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, Anna Chakvetadze of Russia and Tatiana Golovin of France.

Hide this pic from Jimmy, he's going to

Why?

Because Tati's shoulder is naked d'ooh

Thank you for the pics...I really like "mama" Lindsey she looks very happy

Hope I'm posting this in the correct section. Some pics I took of Martina in the 2005 US Open.





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thanks Cannelle

From WTA site:


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Quebec City, Canada (November 4): Lindsay posed for photographers with her trophy under one arm and her young son Jagger under the other.


©Pascal Ratthe
Quebec City, Canada (November 4): Lindsay's support team of husband Jon (L), son Jagger and coach Adam Peterson were on hand to help her celebrate her second title in three comeback events after Jagger's birth in June.


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Quebec City, Canada (November 4): Lindsay Davenport posed with the second trophy of her comeback year. She also won the title in Bali in September.


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Quebec City, Canada (November 4): Christina Fusano (L) and Raquel Kops-Jones, both of the USA, display their very first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour trophies after winning the doubles title.


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Quebec City, Canada (November 4): (L-R) Doubles finalists Renata Voracova and Stephanie Dubois and first time Sony Ericsson WTA Tour winners Christine Fusano and Raquel Kops-Jones all display their trophies.


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Quebec City, Canada (November 4): Renata Voracova (R) took a photo of her doubles partner, Stephanie Dubois, after the doubles final.

More pics from WTA site:


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Madrid, Spain (November 3): Participating in the Draw Ceremony at the Westin Palace Hotel were (L-R) Tournament Director Manolo Santana, special Championships Ambassador and Spanish legend Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, world No.7 Anna Chakvetadze of Russia who represented the players, Gerhard Sturm from Sony Ericsson Iberia and Chief Executive of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Larry Scott.


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Madrid, Spain (November 3): Anna Chakvetadze of Russia, the world's No.7 player, posed in front of her player card at the Westin Palace Hotel after the official Draw Ceremony.


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Madrid, Spain (November 4): Jelena Jankovic of Serbia autographed her player card during the All-Access Hour.


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Madrid, Spain (November 4): Serena Williams posed with her player card during the All-Access Hour activities.


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Madrid, Spain (November 4): Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova during the All-Access Hour with her player card.


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Madrid, Spain (November 4): Maria Sharapova posed with her player card after autographing it during the All-Access Hour.

medusa wrote:


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Madrid, Spain (November 4): Maria Sharapova posed with her player card after autographing it during the All-Access Hour.

I think this is a case for "No comment. And you know why!"

Some other pics from WTA site:


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Madrid, Spain (November 5): All eight qualifiers posed for an official group portrait wearing clothing provided by tournament sponsor Hugo Boss. (L-R) Anna Chakvetadze of Russia, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, Maria Sharapova of Russia, Justine Henin of Belgium, Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Serena Williams of the United States.


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Madrid, Spain (November 5): Justine Henin was presented with the world No.1 Waterford crystal trophy by Sony Ericsson WTA Tour CEO Larry Scott.


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Madrid, Spain (November 5): Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia with her player card during the All-Access Hour.


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Madrid, Spain (November 5): Justine Henin posed in front of her player card with the No.1 trophy she earned by finishing the year as the undisputed No.1 player in the world.


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Madrid, Spain (November 5): Posing with her player card was Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. Ana is one of three players earning their first trip to the Sony Ericsson Championships this year.


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Seville, Spain (November 3): Pablo Alfaro, former Seville player and Mr. Maria Jose del Nido, President of the Seville Football Club welcomed Dee Dutta, Head of Global Marketing at Sony Ericsson and world No.3 player Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. Dutta and Jankovic flew down from Madrid to attend the Seville vs. Real Madrid football match. Jelena is in Spain for the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid.


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Seville, Spain (November 3): Pablo Alfaro, former star of Seville Football Club and Jelena Jankovic, world No.3 tennis player, paused for a photo after entertaining the sold-out crowd of 50,000 fans during the halftime break of the match between Seville FC and Real Madrid.


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Seville, Spain (November 3): Jelena Jankovic and Pablo Alfaro posed at the net at the end of their exhibition at halftime of the Seville FC vs. Real Madrid football match.


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Seville, Spain (November 3): Jelena Jankovic and Pablo Alfaro took part in a halftime promotion where Sony Ericsson created a tennis court on the pitch.

Hey Med.....can I join you in your favourite thread??!!! :D :D

I have some pics from Zurich if anyone wants to see em?

Hmmm.....have been trying to upload some pics here but internet has decided to go on a go-slow......so will try again another evening! Apologies!!

jgw wrote:Hmmm.....have been trying to upload some pics here but internet has decided to go on a go-slow......so will try again another evening! Apologies!!

We're waiting with baited breath.

While waiting for Jen's pics, here are some pics from WTA site


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Madrid, Spain (November 8 ): Anna Chakvetadze (L) and Jelena Jankovic met Atletico de Madrid football player Kun Aguero who visited the Sony Ericsson Championships.


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Madrid, Spain (November 7): UNESCO global "Promoter of Gender Equality" Venus Williams was flanked by the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's CEO Larry Scott and President Stacey Allaster after the UNESCO announcements regarding the launch of women's leadership programs in Cameroon, Liberia, China, Jordan and the Dominican Republic, and a global gender equality ad campaign.


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Madrid, Spain (November 7): Venus Williams’ clothing line, “Eleven”, and her retail partner Steve & Barry’s, announced today that they have created a special Venus Williams/UNESCO tee shirt that will be sold at Steve & Barry’s retail outlets, online at the Tour’s official website and at select Tour events, with the net proceeds from sales to be donated to the UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour partnership.


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Madrid, Spain (November 7): Ai Sugiyama (L) of Japan and doubles partner Katarina Srebotnik (R) of Slovenia, visited with some young fans during an autograph session.


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Madrid, Spain (November 7): Jelena Jankovic was this year's recipient of the Diamond ACES Award, presented to her by Sony Ericsson WTA Tour CEO Larry Scott (L) and Julian Mack, Sony Ericsson Director of Global Sponsorship for her extraordinary support of and participation in the ACES program in which players support Tour and tournament sponsors activities throughout the year at all Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events.


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Madrid, Spain (November 7): Serena Williams was treated during the first set by Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Primary Health Care Provider Jodie Dakic after aggravating her left knee.


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Madrid, Spain (November 7): VIP guests of Sony Ericsson, who received pointers from world No.1 doubles player Cara Black, posed with the top pro after a practice session.


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Madrid, Spain (November 6): Some of Ana's fans presented her with a birthday cake after her press conference.


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Madrid, Spain (November 6): Ana Ivanovic celebrated her 20th birthday by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in a tough 3-set match. Afterward, the tournament organizers presented her with a birthday cake on the court.


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Madrid, Spain (November 6): First Alternate Marion Bartoli was on hand to meet her fans, sign autographs and chat with them.


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Madrid, Spain (November 6): During a visit to the Sony Ericsson hospitality suite, Serena Williams posed for a photo with a group of guests.

Ok, gonna try again!!

First some doubles pairings....


L Huber & C Black


R Stubbs & K Peschke


Guess who........


..............L Raymond & F Schiavone