Tournament of Champions (Women)

[Kirijax]

Tennis.com is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their Tennis Magazine by doing a Tournament of Champions. They have picked 32 Grand Slam title winners from the last 50 years, seeded them by how many Grand Slam titles they won, and decide the winner by deciding who would win on grass, clay and hard courts. The first set is played on clay, the second set is on hard and the final set is on grass. It's interesting to see the two players compared and of course it starts up a huge debate on who should have won and all, but it's interesting to see the set up. The first round is going on now and it will be played out until the final in April 17. Note: The rankings and draws were made at the end of 2014 so Serena Williams' ranking would be No. 3 now.

The men's seeds are:
No. 1 Margaret Court
No. 2 Steffi Graf
No. 3 Chris Evert
No. 4 Martina Navratilova
No. 5 Serena Williams
No. 6 Billie Jean King
No. 7 Monica Seles
No. 8 Justine Henin
No. 9 Maria Bueno
No. 10 Evonne Goolagong
No. 11 Venus Williams
No. 12 Martina Hingis
No. 13 Maria Sharapova
No. 14 Kim Clijsters
No. 15 Hana Mandlikova
No. 16 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
No. 17 Jennifer Capriati
No. 18 Lindsay Davenport
No. 19 Virginia Wade
No. 20 Ann Haydon Jones
No. 21 Amelie Mauresmo
No. 22 Svetlana Kuznetsova
No. 23 Li Na
No. 24 Tracy Austin
No. 25 Mary Pierce
No. 26 Victoria Azarenka
No. 27 Petra Kvitova
No. 28 Nancy Richey
No. 29 Leslie Turner Bowrey
No. 30 Gabriela Sabatini
No. 31 Conchita Martinez
No. 32 Jana Novotna

The Brackets:

Tournament Home Page
Explanation of Tournament
Women's Bracket and Results

 

[Kirijax]

First round results so far:

No. 1 Court defeats No. 32 Novotna 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 Graf defeats No. 31 Martinez 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Evert defeats No. 30 Sabatini 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 King defeats No. 27 Kvitova 7-5, 7-6 (5)
No. 7 Seles defeats No. 26 Azarenka 6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 8 Henin defeats No. 25 Pierce 6-3, 6-2
No. 10 Goolagong defeats No. 23 Na 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
No. 11 V. Williams defeats No. 22 Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 14 Clijsters defeats No. 19 Wade 6-4, 7-5
No. 17 Capriati defeats No. 16 Sanchez Vicario 4-6, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (10)
No. 18 Davenport defeats No. 15 Mandlikova 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 24 Austin defeats No. 9 Bueno 7-6 (5), 7-5

 

[kskate2]

Even in this fictional tournament, Maria cannot escape Serena's draw. :cover

 

[Kirijax]

No. 4 Navratilova defeats No. 29 Bowrey 6-4, 6-2

Tomorrow: No. 5 Serena vs. No. 28 Nancy Richey

 

[Kirijax]

No. 5 Serena defeats No. 28 Richey 6-3, 6-1

Tomorrow: No. 13 Sharapova vs. No. 20 Jones

 

[Kirijax]

No. 13 Sharapova defeats No. 20 Jones 6-4, 6-4.

Tomorrow: No. 12 Hingis vs. No. 21 Mauresmo

 

[Kirijax]

No. 12 Hingis defeats No. 21 Mauresmo 7-5, 6-4.

This sets up the second round.

No. 1 Margaret Court vs. No. 17 Jennifer Capriati
No. 2 Steffi Graf vs. No. 18 Lindsay Davenport
No. 3 Chris Evert vs. No. 14 Kim Clijsters
No. 4 Martina Navratilova vs. No. 13 Maria Sharapova
No. 5 Serena Williams vs. No. 12 Martina Hingis
No. 6 Billie Jean King vs. No. 11 Venus Williams
No. 7 Monica Seles vs. No. 10 Evonne Goolagong
No. 8 Justine Henin vs. No. 24 Tracy Austin

 

[Kirijax]

Here are the results of the 2nd round:

No. 1 Margaret Court defeated No. 17 Jennifer Capriati 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 2 Steffi Graf vs. No. 18 Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4
No. 3 Chris Evert defeated No. 14 Kim Clijsters 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 4 Martina Navratilova defeated No. 13 Maria Sharapova 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Serena Williams defeated No. 12 Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Billie Jean King defeated No. 11 Venus Williams 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5)
No. 7 Monica Seles defeated No. 10 Evonne Goolagong 7-6(5), 7-5
No. 8 Justine Henin defeated No. 24 Tracy Austin 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Here are the quarterfinal matchups:

No. 1 Margaret Court vs. No. 8 Justine Henin
No. 2 Steffi Graf vs. No. 7 Monica Seles
No. 3 Chris Evert vs. No. 6 Billie Jean King
No. 4 Martina Navratilova vs. No. 5 Serena Williams

Bracket

 

[Kieran]

Graf beat Monique?

Who bloody picked that? Britbox? :snicker

 

[Kirijax]

The final results are in!

Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Margaret Court defeated No. 8 Justine Henin 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 2 Steffi Graf defeated No. 7 Monica Seles 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 3 Chris Evert defeated No. 6 Billie Jean King 6-4, 7-6(5)
No. 5 Serena Williams defeated No. 4 Martina Navratilova 7-6(5), 7-6(6)

Semifinals:
No. 2 Steffi Graf defeated No. 3 Chris Evert 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
No. 5 Serena Williams defeated No. 1 Margaret Court 7-5, 7-5

Final:
No. 5 Serena Williams defeated No. 2 Steffi Graf 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(5)

 

[kskate2]

The final results are in!

Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Margaret Court defeated No. 8 Justine Henin 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 2 Steffi Graf defeated No. 7 Monica Seles 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 3 Chris Evert defeated No. 6 Billie Jean King 6-4, 7-6(5)
No. 5 Serena Williams defeated No. 4 Martina Navratilova 7-6(5), 7-6(6)

Semifinals:
No. 2 Steffi Graf defeated No. 3 Chris Evert 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
No. 5 Serena Williams defeated No. 1 Margaret Court 7-5, 7-5

Final:
No. 5 Serena Williams defeated No. 2 Steffi Graf 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(5)

They made this result as close as possible, didn't they? :clap