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Williams sisters seeded 1-2 in WTA championships
Los Angeles, Nov 04: Serena and Venus Williams are the top two seeds in the season-ending WTA championships.
Los Angeles, Nov 04: Serena and Venus Williams are
the top two seeds in the season-ending WTA championships.
Top-seeded Serena Williams will open play against
Israel's Anna Smashnova on Thursday. Williams' older sister,
Venus, is seeded second and will play patty Schnyder of
Switzerland when the $3 million tournament begins Wednesday
at staples center.
Other matches Wednesday will be No. 4 Justine Henin of
Belgium against Elena Dementieva of Russia, No.5 Kim Clijsters
of Belgium against American Chanda Rubin, and No. 6 Monica
Seles against Lindsay Davenport.
No. 3 Jennifer Capriati plays Thursday against Italy's
Silvia Farina Elia.
The six-day tournament features the top 16 singles and top eight doubles teams and will determine the WTA tour's final rankings for the year.
Bureau Report
The six-day tournament features the top 16 singles and top eight doubles teams and will determine the WTA tour's final rankings for the year.
Bureau Report