Women Sports History

Anna Myskina has won 10 WTA tour singles titles in her career. In 2004 she won the French Open, her first grand slam title. To reach the final she defeated former world number ones Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati. She led the Russian team to its first Fed Cup title in a dramatic final against France in the same year, winning all three points for her country (she teamed with Vera Zvonareva in the doubles rubber).

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Within 24 hours, two of world sport's leading women announced their retirements this week, and what made it all the more surprising was that the announcements came with both Annika Sorenstam and Justine Henin in the prime of their careers. Both cited ...

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Prime time for Henin and Sorenstam to retire - International Herald Tribune

Eleven Arizona golfers advanced this week in a local qualifier for the U.S. Women's Open on the Devil's Claw Course at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler. Kayla Mortellaro of Phoenix and Margarita Ramos of Paradise Valley shot 2-under 70 to share ...

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11 move on at U.S. Women's Open qualifier - AZCentral.com

I'm guessing you were shocked when you heard the news. I'm also guessing, if you work in the U.S., you were mostly alone in your shock. Justine Henin is a star to tennis fans, but not quite a watercooler-worthy topic here. The opposite was true for ...

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Henin simply irreplaceable - ESPN.com

BRUSSELS, May 14 - Following is a selection of tributes to Belgian world number one Justine Henin, who retired from tennis on Wednesday. LARRY SCOTT (WTA Tour chief executive): "Justine Henin will be remembered as one of the all-time great champions ...

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Tributes to Justine Henin - ESPN.com

The 25-year-old Belgian made the surprising announcement at a news conference Wednesday, less than two weeks before the start of the French Open. She has won that clay-court major championship four times, including each of the past three years ...

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