Bank of The West Classic
The Bank of the West Classic is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first stop of the Olympus US Open Series.
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Founded:
July 1971

Bank of The West Classic

 
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic New Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings are out: 1-Serena, 2-Safina, 3-Kuznetsova, 4-Wozniacki, 5-Dementieva, 6-Venus, 7-Azarenka, 8-Jankovic, 9-Zvonareva, 10-Radwanska. The only change to the top-15 was Bartoli moving up to 11 and Pennetta dropping down to 12.

November 9 at 6:49am
John Paul Gogorza Umali
John Paul Gogorza Umali
mARIA???????????hehe
November 9 at 6:59pm
Anita
Anita
im heartbroken dina had to retire at YEC :( dina FTW at the AO :D lol. plus pova's coming back :P
November 10 at 12:22am
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic Congratulations to Serena Williams on winning the year-end Tour title at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.

November 3 at 1:26pm
Anita
Anita
cant wait til henin comes bak next yr. bring on the AO! 3 comeback queens in henin, clijsters & who can forget sharapova! :) woohoo
November 3 at 10:31pm
Aline Balian
Aline Balian
Bravo Serena!
November 5 at 12:13am
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced today that Serena Williams will end the year as the No. 1 ranked player in the world.

October 29 at 2:04pm
Elvina Geauque
Elvina Geauque
AMEN, BARBARA!!! She does deserve that ranking....for sure!!!
October 29 at 5:11pm
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic Update from Doha: Serena Williams defeats Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-4 to finish 3-0 in her group.

October 29 at 12:07pm
Elvina Geauque
Elvina Geauque
YOU GO SERENA!!!
October 29 at 12:21pm
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic News from Doha: Caroline Wozniacki improved to 2-0 in her group with a 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 win over Vera Zvonareva. Zvonareva replaced Dinara Safina who withdrew due to a back injury. Serena Williams and Elena Dementieva are now on the court.

October 29 at 11:26am
John Paul Gogorza Umali
John Paul Gogorza Umali
come on Caro!!!!!!
October 29 at 8:42pm
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic News from Doha: Serena defeats Venus in three sets 5-7, 6-4, 7-6.

October 28 at 2:18pm
Barbara McInnis
Barbara McInnis
What a match! Love the last game to make it 6-6 to go into the tie-breaker!
October 28 at 2:31pm
John Paul Gogorza Umali
John Paul Gogorza Umali
no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 28 at 9:18pm
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic Update from Doha: Dinara Safina retires from her match against Jelena Jankovic with a back injury at 1-1 in the first set. The Williams sisters are now on the court.

October 28 at 12:02pm
Janet
Janet
Ummm....Serena didn't break any law. Was she charged with anything? NO!
October 28 at 1:13pm
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic Caroline Wozniacki defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. Safina and Jankovic are up next.

October 28 at 10:30am
John Paul Gogorza Umali
John Paul Gogorza Umali
vamos CARO :) i really would love to see her getting the YEC title after her upset at the USO and Safinas retirement. oh why?
October 28 at 9:29pm
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic Round robin play at the Sony Ericsson Championships started yesterday. Serena defeated Kuznetsova 7-6, 7-5; Dementieva defeated defending champion Venus Williams 3-6, 7-6, 6-2; and Azarenka knocked off Jankovic 6-2, 6-3. Today's action will see Wozniacki take on Azarenka; Safina versus Jankovic; and Serena against Venus.

October 28 at 8:57am
Vanessa Lockhart
Vanessa Lockhart
Venus shoulda never lost to Dementieva...now she HAS to beat Serena.
October 28 at 9:24am
Marc Bélanger
Marc Bélanger
Goo Dementieva!
October 28 at 9:58am
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic The new rankings are out...Serena Williams has regained the World No. 1 ranking. Safina drops to No. 2 followed by Venus at No. 3.

October 12 at 7:23am
Robert Hamilton Liles
Robert Hamilton Liles
The Williams Sisters have been at it for well more than a decade. It is not easy for any athlete in any sport to be sufficiently hungry to win them all all the time. Particularly when everone is shooting for you. You think you're getting your money's worth watching the recycled Jay Leno? He's the back-up QB for the Jets, right?
October 12 at 5:59pm
John Paul Gogorza Umali
John Paul Gogorza Umali
she's up by like..duh? 5 points?
October 13 at 8:28am
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic For the second year in a row the Bank of the West Classic doubles champions go on to win the US Open. Congrats to Venus and Serena on winning the US Open, their third Grand Slam title this year.

September 14 at 1:07pm
Lark Ambris
Lark Ambris
Great going ladies. You did us proud today. Glad you are back to your usual positive and composed self Serena!!! Congrats on the win.
September 14 at 5:16pm
Jbm Ssentongo
Jbm Ssentongo
For sure, thanks to Venus who kept Serena's spirits in one place as they cruised to that much awaited win
September 22 at 7:00pm
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic Congratulations to Kim Clijsters...2009 US Open Champion.

September 14 at 4:07am
James Henry
James Henry
And Caroline Wozniacki made me a fan with her class in victory and defeat ... She was very gracious after beating Melanie Oudin!
September 14 at 9:42pm
Aline Balian
September 15 at 11:21am
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic What is the US Open women's final match up you would most like to see?

September 9 at 12:26pm
Lolita Amerson
Lolita Amerson
serena vs wozniacki n serena will win final
September 10 at 3:52pm
Elvina Geauque
Elvina Geauque
Serena Baby!!!
September 11 at 12:25am
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic Who, if anyone, do you think stands the best chance of preventing Serena from winning her 12th career Grand Slam singles title?

September 7 at 8:50am
Graciela Chavez
Graciela Chavez
hope she doesn't lose
September 7 at 8:34pm
Bank of The West Classic

Bank of The West Classic In one of the more intriguing match-ups at this year's US Open, Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters will meet in the fourth round. Who do you think will advance to the quarterfinals?

September 5 at 7:20am
Chai Asyralph
Chai Asyralph
venus ofcs...
September 5 at 8:46pm
Graciela Chavez
September 6 at 9:01am