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WTA Rankings

Rank	Player	Country	Race	WTA	Money
1	Victoria Azarenka	BLR		10595
2	Maria Sharapova	RUS		10045
3	Serena Williams	USA		9400
4	Agnieszka Radwanska	POL		7425
5	Angelique Kerber	GER		5550
6	Sara Errani	ITA		5100
7	Li Na	CHN		5095
8	Petra Kvitova	CZE		5085
9	Samantha Stosur	AUS		4135
10	Caroline Wozniacki	DEN		3765
11	Marion Bartoli	FRA		3740
12	Nadia Petrova	RUS		3040
13	Ana Ivanovic	SRB		2900
14	Maria Kirilenko	RUS		2540
15	Dominika Cibulkova	SVK		2495
16	Roberta Vinci	ITA		2475
17	Lucie Safarova	CZE		2125
18	Julia Goerges	GER		1965
19	Kaia Kanepi	EST		1905
20	Ekaterina Makarova	RUS		1841
21	Varvara Lepchenko	USA		1835
22	Jelena Jankovic	SRB		1751
23	Yanina Wickmayer	BEL		1680
24	Venus Williams	USA		1650
25	Su-Wei Hsieh	TPE		1636
26	Jie Zheng	CHN		1585
27	Sorana Cirstea	ROM		1565
28	Klara Zakopalova	CZE		1535
29	Yaroslava Shvedova	KAZ		1526
30	Tamira Paszek	AUT		1523
31	Urszula Radwanska	POL		1490
32	Daniela Hantuchova	SVK		1470
33	Christina McHale	USA		1451
34	Carla Suarez Navarro	ESP		1450
35	Francesca Schiavone	ITA		1436
36	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	RUS		1430
37	Sabine Lisicki	GER		1424
38	Sloane Stephens	USA		1418
39	Mona Barthel	2R		1416
40	Peng Shuai	CHN		1380
41	Sofia Arvidsson	SWE		1380
42	Tszvetana Pironkova	BUL		1365
43	Aleksandra Wozniak	CAN		1320
44	Alize Cornet	FRA		1320
45	Flavia Pennetta	ITA		1240
46	Lucie Hradecka	CZE		1224
47	Simona Halep	ROM		1220
48	Lourdes Dominguez Lino	ESP		1181
49	Heather Watson	GBR		1161
50	Anabel Medina Garrigues	ESP		1160
51	Anna Tatishvili	GEO		1140
52	Irina Begu	ROM		1140
53	Laura Robson	GBR		1131
54	Kirsten Flipkens	BEL		1096
55	Petra Cetkovska	CZE		1089
56	Bojana Jovanovski	SRB		1075
57	Olga Govortsova	BLR		1050
58	Monica Niculescu	ROM		1035
59	Petra Martic	CRO		1016
60	Chanelle Scheepers	RSA		1015
61	Romina Oprandi	ITA		1012
62	Magdalena Rybarikova	SVK		1002
63	Kiki Bertens	NED		987
64	Andrea Hlavackova	CZE		950
65	Pauline Parmentier	FRA		950
66	Marina Erakovic	NZL		940
67	Timea Babos	HUN		916
68	Elena Vesnina	RUS		902
69	Vania King	USA		892
70	Jamie Hampton	USA		884
71	Svetlana Kuznetsova	RUS		882
72	Arantxa Rus	NED		871
73	Johanna Larsson	SWE		860
74	Shahar Peer	ISR		851
75	Camila Giorgi	ITA		834
76	Polona Hercog	SLO		816
77	Mandy Minella	LUX		815
78	Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino			805
79	Nina Bratchikova	RUS		804
80	ANNIKA BECK			798
81	Iveta Benesova	CZE		786
82	Galina Voskoboeva	KAZ		776
83	Silvia Soler Espinosa	ESP		775
84	Melanie Oudin	USA		766
85	Kristina Mladenovic	FRA		763
86	Ayumi Morita	JPN		745
87	Kai-Chen Chang	TPE		737
88	Mathilde Johansson	FRA		733
89	Alexandra Panova	RUS		730
90	Barbora Zahlavova Strycova	CZE		724
91	Alexandra Cadantu	ROM		718
92	Stefanie Voegele	SUI		712
93	Lauren Davis	USA		708
94	Melinda Czink	HUN		699
95	Vera Zvonareva	RUS		697
96	Misaki Doi	JPN		695
97	Coco Vandeweghe	USA		688
98	Kimiko Date Krumm	JPN		685
99	Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor	ESP		684
100	Eleni Daniilidou	GRE		683
Last Updated: Mon Dec 10 09:30:07 EST 2012

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WTA Schedule

Dec. 10, 2012 8:52 AM ET


H-hard, RC-red clay, GC-green clay, G-grass

Jan. 1-7 - Brisbane International, HO (Kaia Kanepi)
Jan. 2-7 - ASB Classic, HO (Zheng Jie)
Jan. 8-13 - Apia International, HO (Victoria Azarenka)
Jan. 8-14 - Moorilla Hobart International, HO (Mona Barthel)
Jan. 16-29 - Australian Open, HO (Victoria Azarenka)
Feb. 4-5 - Fed Cup I
Feb. 6-12 - Open GDF SUEZ, HI (Angelique Kerber)
Feb. 6-12 - PTT Pattaya Open, HO (Daniela Hantuchova)
Feb. 13-19 - Qatar Ladies Open, HO (Victoria Azarenka)
Feb. 13-19 - Copa BBVA Colsanitas, RCO (Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino)
Feb. 19-25 - Memphis International, HI (Sofia Arvidsson)
Feb. 20-25 - Dubai Tennis Championships, HO (Agnieszka Radwanska)
Feb. 20-26 - Whirlpool Monterrey Open, HO (Timea Babos)
Feb. 27-March 3 - Abierto Mexicano Telcel, RCO (Sara Errani)
Feb. 27-March 4 - BMW Malaysia Open, HO (Hsieh Su-wei)
March 7-18 - BNP Paribas Open, HO (Victoria Azarenka)
March 20-April 1 - Sony Ericsson Open, HO (Agnieszka Radwanska)
April 2-8 - Family Circle Cup, GCO (Serena Williams)
April 9-15 - Barcelona Ladies Open, RCO (Sara Errani)
April 9-15 - e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open, HI (Anguelique Kerber)
April 21-22 - Fed Cup II
April 23-28 - Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, RCO (Kiki Bertens)
April 23-29 - Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, RCO (Maria Sharapova)
April 30-May 5 - Estoril Open, Estoril, RCO (Kaia Kanepi)
April 30-May 5 - Budapest Grand Prix, RCO (Sara Errani)
May 5-13 - Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, RCO (Serena Williams)
May 14-20 - Internazionali BNL d'Italia, RCO (Maria Sharapova)
May 21-26 - Brussels Open, RCO (Agnieszka Radwanska)
May 21-26 - Internationaux de Strasbourg, RCO (Francesca Schiavone)
May 27-June 10 - Roland Garros, RCO (Maria Sharapova)
June 11-17 - AEGON Classic, GO (Melanie Oudin)
June 11-17 - Nuernberger Gastein Ladies, RCO (Alize Cornet)
June 17-23 - UNICEF Open, GO (Nadia Petrova)
June 18-23 - AEGON International, GO (Tamira Paszek)
June 25-July 8 - The Championships, GO (Serena Williams)
July 9-15 - Bank of the West Classic, HO (Serena Williams)
July 9-15 - XXV Italiacom Open, RCO (Sara Errani)
July 16-22 - Mercury Insurance Open, HO (Dominika Cibulkova)
July 16-22 - Sony Swedish Open, RCO (Polona Hercog)
July 23-28 - Baku Cup, HO (Bojana Jovanovski)
July 28-Aug. 5 - Olympics, HO (Serena Williams)
July 30-Aug. 4 - Citi Open, HO (Magdalena Rybarikova)
Aug. 7-13 - Rogers Cup, HO (Petra Kvitova)
Aug. 13-19 - Western & Southern Open, HO (Li Na)
Aug. 19-24 - Texas Open, HO (Roberta Vinci)

Aug. 19-25 - New Haven Open, HO (Petra Kvitova)
Aug. 27-Sept. 9 - U.S. Open, HO (Serena Williams)
Sept. 10-15 - Tashkent Open, HO (Irina-Camelia Begu)
Sept. 10-16 - Bell Challenge, HI (Kirsten Flipkens)
Sept. 17-22 - GRC Bank Guangzhou International Open, HO (Hsieh Su-wei)
Sept. 17-23 - KDB Korea Open, HO (Caroline Wozniacki)
Sept. 23-29 - Toray Pan Pacific Open, HO (Nadia Petrova)
Sept. 29-Oct. 7 - China Open, HO (Victoria Azarenka)
Oct. 8-14 - Generali Ladies Linz, HI (Victoria Azarenka)
Oct. 8-14 - HP Japan Women's Open, HO (Heather Watson)
Oct. 15-21 - Kremlin Cup, HI (Caroline Wozniacki)
Oct. 15-21 - BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open, HI (Venus Williams)
Oct. 23-28 - TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships, HI (Serena Williams)
Oct. 30-Nov. 4 - Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, HI (Nadia Petrova)
Nov. 3-4 - Fed Cup final (Czech Republic)

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ATP World Tour Schedule

Dec. 10, 2012 8:52 AM ET


H-hard, C-clay, G-grass
Jan. 1-8 - Brisbane International, HO (Andy Murray)
Jan. 2-7 - Qatar ExxonMobil Open, HO (Jo-Wilfried Tsonga)
Jan. 2-8 - Aircel Chennai Open, HO (Milos Raonic)
Jan. 9-14 - Heineken Open, HO (David Ferrer)
Jan. 9-15 - Apia International Sydney, HO (Jarkko Nieminen)
Jan. 16-29 - Australian Open, HO (Novak Djokovic)
Jan. 30-Feb. 5 - Open Sud de France, HI (Tomas Berdych)
Jan. 30-Feb. 5 - PBZ Zagreb Indoors, HI (Mikhail Youzhny)
Jan. 30-Feb. 5 - VTR Open, CO (Juan Monaco)
Feb. 10-12 - Davis Cup I
Feb. 13-18 - Brasil Open, CO (Nicolas Almagro)
Feb. 13-19 - ABN AMRO World Tournament, HI (Roger Federer)
Feb. 13-19 - SAP Open, HI (Milos Raonic)
Feb. 20-26 - Open 13, HI (Juan Martin del Potro)
Feb. 20-26 - Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, HI (Jurgen Melzer)
Feb. 20-26 - Copa Claro, CO (David Ferrer)
Feb. 27-March 3 - Dubai Duty Free Championships, HO (Roger Federer)
Feb. 27-March 3 - Abierto Mexicano Telcel, CO (David Ferrer)
Feb. 27-March 4 - Delray Beach International Championships, HO (Kevin Anderson)
March 8-18 - BNP Paribas Open, HO (Roger Federer)
March 21-April 1 - Sony Ericsson Open, HO (Novak Djokovic)
April 6-8 - Davis Cup quarterfinals
April 9-15 - Grand Prix Hassan II, CO (Pablo Andujar)
April 9-15 - U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, CO (Juan Monaco)
April 15-22 - Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, CO (Rafael Nadal)
April 23-29 - BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, CO (Gilles Simon)
April 23-29 - Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, CO (Rafael Nadal)
April 30-May 6 - BMW Open, CO (Philipp Kohlschreiber)
April 30-May 6 - Serbia Open, CO (Andreas Seppi)
April 30-May 6 - Estoril Open, CO (Juan Martin del Potro)
May 6-13 - Mutua Madrid Open, CO (Roger Federer)
May 13-21 - Internazionali BNL d'Italia, CO (Rafael Nadal)
May 20-26 - Power Horse World Team Cup, CO (Serbia)
May 20-26 - Open de Nice Cote d'Azur, CO (Nicolas Almagro)
May 27-June 11 - Roland Garros, CO (Rafael Nadal)
June 11-17 - Gerry Weber Open, GO (Tommy Haas)
June 11-17 - AEGON Championships, GO (Marin Cilic)
June 17-23 - UNICEF Open, GO (David Ferrer)
June 17-23 - AEGON International, GO (Andy Roddick)
June 25-July 8 - The Championships, GO (Roger Federer)
July 9-15 - MercedesCup, CO (Janko Tipsarevic)
July 9-15 - Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships, GO (John Isner)
July 9-15 - SkiStar Swedish Open, CO (David Ferrer)
July 9-15 - Vegeta Croatia Open, GO (Marin Cilic)
July 16-22 - bet-at-home Open, CO (Juan Monaco)
July 16-22 - BB&T Atlanta Open, HO (Andy Roddick)
July 16-22 - Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad, CO (Thomaz Bellucci)
July 22-28 - bet-at-home Cup Kitzbuehel, CO (Robin Haase)
July 23-29 - Farmers Classic, HO (Sam Querrey)
July 28-Aug. 5 - Olympic Games, GO (Andy Murray)
July 30-Aug. 5 - Citi Open, HO (Alexandr Dolgopolov)
Aug. 6-12 - Rogers Cup, HO (Novak Djokovic)
Aug. 13-19 - Western & Southern Open, HO (Roger Federer)
Aug. 19-25 - Winston-Salem Open, HO (John Isner)

Aug. 27-Sept. 9 - U.S. Open (Andy Murray)
Sept. 14-16 - Davis Cup semifinals
Sept. 17-23 - Moselle Open, HI (Jo-Wilfried Tsonga)
Sept. 17-23 - St. Petersburg Open, HI (Martin Klizan)
Sept. 24-30 - Thailand Open, HO (Richard Gasquet)
Sept. 24-30 - Malaysian Open, HI (Juan Monaco)
Oct. 1-7 - China Open, HO (Novak Djokovic)
Oct. 1-7 - Rakuten Japan Open, HO (Kei Nishikori)
Oct. 7-14 - Shanghai Rolex Masters, HO (Novak Djokovic)
Oct. 15-21 - Erste Bank Open, HI (Juan Martin del Potro)
Oct. 15-21 - If Stockholm Open, HI (Tomas Berdych)
Oct. 15-21 - Kremlin Cup, HI (Andreas Seppi)
Oct. 22-28 - Valencia Open, HI (David Ferrer)
Oct. 22-28 - Swiss Indoors Basel, HI (Juan Martin del Potro)
Oct. 29-Nov. 4 - BNP Paribas Masters, HI (David Ferrer)
Nov. 5-12 - Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, HI (Novak Djokovic)
Nov. 16-18 - Davis Cup final (Czech Republic)

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Federer hopes to play 2016 Games in Rio


SAO PAULO (AP) - Roger Federer says he won't play as often in the next few years but wants to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.The 31-year-old Swiss star intends to be more mindful about the tournaments he plays to make sure he can keep playing at a high level.
"I have to make sure that I take care of my schedule, of my body, of my mind," he said Thursday. "Hopefully, I can still stay on tour for many more years and hopefully play the Olympics here in three and a half years or so, so I have to look far ahead and not just the next six months."
The winner of 17 Grand Slams is in Sao Paulo for exhibition matches involving Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tommy Robredo, Tommy Haas and Thomaz Bellucci. The Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, are also participating. Federer plays Bellucci, Brazil's top-ranked player, on Thursday.
Federer has competed in four Olympics, winning a doubles gold in 2008 and a singles silver this year. He would love to make it to the Rio Games.
"There is a lot of passion for sports here," he said. "It's a hot place to play tennis right now."
Federer, who ended the season ranked No. 2, said this year was difficult because of additional commitments that kept him from practice and his family.
"I've played a lot of tennis. It's been a big challenge, especially with the Olympics and the Davis Cup this year," he said. "I found my way back to world No. 1 and it took a lot of sacrifices. I'd like to be home a little bit more often and in a relaxed fashion."
Still, he said it was a rewarding season.
"I'm very happy that I'm still playing at a very high level," said Federer, who won six titles this year, including Wimbledon. "I had one of my best years on tour this year, and one of the most emotional ones, of course. Next year tournament victories will probably be more important than the rankings, that's why I need to make sure I practice a lot next year."
Federer played 19 tournaments in 2012, two more than top-ranked Novak Djokovic. No. 3 Andy Murray also played 19 and Rafael Nadal, nursing a knee injury, played only 11.
"I'm not going to play 25 tournaments, but every tournament that I will be playing I'll be emotionally attached to it because I either won there before or because I've been there many times or because I love the city or the country and the fans," he said. "Today I've reached a point in my life that I can pick and choose where I want to play and how much I want to play."
One of the tournaments he left off his 2013 schedule was Miami, the Masters event in March he has played since 1999 and won twice.
"Miami was a tough decision for me," he said. "But I have to take some time off, first of all, but most importantly, I need to practice. This year I couldn't practice at all. Something had to go in the calendar and that was Miami, unfortunately."
Federer said he thinks he will need two Grand Slams and five to eight titles in other tournaments to get back to No. 1.
"It's difficult," he said. "But I'm happy to set that challenge and I'll give everything I have."

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Tomic won't play Davis Cup in February



BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -Australia Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter has told troubled player Bernard Tomic he won't be in the team to play Taiwan in a first-round Asia-Oceania zone match in Taipei from Feb. 1-3.
Tennis Australia's director of tennis Craig Tiley told local media Thursday that "Pat has made the decision early that for the first tie next year Bernard will not be selected ... as a team, we just felt that athletes always put 100 percent commitment and effort."
But Tomic told Australia's Ten Network later Thursday he never intended to play the match.
"I was never meant to play that Davis Cup tie," Tomic said. "I spoke to Pat ... I'm going to use that time for training and to prepare for tournaments in America."
Tomic has seen his ATP ranking slide from No. 27 in June to 52, and he faced accusations at the U.S. Open in September that he "tanked," or deliberately lost, a match against American Andy Roddick.
On Nov. 5, Tomic was fined $1,750 and put on a 12-month good-behavior bond after facing a Gold Coast court over four driving charges resulting from twice being stopped by police in January.
In late October, police were called to a Surfers Paradise high-rise apartment building after residents saw two men, one of them naked, wrestling and fighting in a hot tub on the balcony. One of the men was later identified as Tomic.
Samantha Stosur, Australia's top-ranked women's player, said Thursday that Tomic needs to change his priorities.
"What are you doing? Are you wanting to play tennis?" Stosur said. "If you are, then give it 100 percent because you only get one crack at it.
"Until that improves in a lot of people's eyes, he's going to have to deal with things like being dropped out of the Davis Cup team."