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The 2008 calendar is slated to include sixty tournaments in thirty-four countries, the Summer Olympics in China, and a record prize money amount of sixty-seven million dollars.
The first round (quarterfinals) of Fed Cup will be early in 2008, with the opening ties slated to begin the week of January 28. Because of the Olympics, the semifinals will be held in April during the week of the 21st. The final will be take place the week of September 8th.
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Date Change for the Toray Pan Pacific Open
The Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan has been moved from January after the Australian Open to the week of September 15 after the Fed Cup final.
New Home for the Tournament:The Sony Ericsson WTA Championships will be moving to Doha, Qatar in 2008।
With 2007 half-way over, it is hard to believe that another tennis season is already on the horizon.
Because next year will be featuring the summer Olympics in Beijing, several significant changes are already in the works for the 2008 schedule.
The sony ericsson wta tour championships and the International Tennis Federation announced today that the women competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will receive ranking points.
The decision to award points on therankings is not unprecedented, as the 2004 Olympics which were staged in Athens, Greece awarded ranking points.
Today’s announcement will certainly be applauded in Russia, who currently has six players residing in the top fifteen.
WTA has not officially announced how many points will be awarded for the competition, but in 2004, Justine Henin received 435 championship points and 248 ranking points for winning the gold medal.
The 2008 Olympic event will take place from Sunday, August 10 through Sunday, August 17 at the new Olympic Tennis Centre in Beijing.
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