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Williams Doubles in Doha
September 29, 2009 Average rating: 5 stars
Serena Williams, Venus Williams
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - Venus Williams and Serena Williams have qualified
for the doubles event at the Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009, set to
take place for the second year in a row at the Khalifa International Tennis
Complex in Doha, Qatar, from October 27 to November 1.
大小威入圍年終賽雙打 今年年終賽將是連續第二年在杜哈舉行
The Williams sisters are the second team to qualify for the event, joining
Cara Black and Liezel Huber. Singles players Dinara Safina, Serena Williams,
Elena Dementieva and Caroline Wozniacki have already qualified for the
singles event. The world's Top 8 singles players and Top 4 doubles teams from
the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season will compete for the coveted title and a
share of the record Championships prize money of $4.55 million.
大小威是第二組入圍組合 第一組是Black/Huber
單打方面 Safina.小威.戴娃.Wozniacki稍早已經入圍
世界前八名選手與前四隊雙打將在年終賽爭奪高達455萬的獎金
"We are thrilled to be heading to Doha for the Sony Ericsson Championships,"
Serena Williams said. "I love playing doubles with Venus as we have so much
fun on the court. This year we actually decided to put more emphasis on our
doubles careers and going to Doha has been on our minds all season. I am
thrilled to have an opportunity to compete at the Sony Ericsson Championships
in both singles and doubles."
我們真的很高興能去杜哈年終賽 我喜歡跟Venus打雙打 我們在場上享受很多樂趣
今年我們決定專注在雙打的競爭上 真的很高興能同時入圍年終賽單雙打
"It has been extremely rewarding to win a number of big doubles titles with
Serena this year," Venus Williams said. "While playing doubles with my sister
is one of the best experiences for me, qualifying for the Sony Ericsson
Championships as a team is a great accomplishment and we can't wait to get to
Doha and take on the best doubles teams in the world."
真的很榮幸能跟Serena一起贏這麼多雙打大賽 跟妹妹一起打雙打是我最好的比賽經驗
能入圍年終賽更是一個偉大的成就 我們等不及去杜哈並且成為最好的雙打組合了
The Williamses' season includes titles at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and
the US Open, also a Premier-level title in Stanford. Their only loss came at
Roland Garros, to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Nadia Petrova. The sisters are
two of only three active players to have a complete career doubles Grand Slam
(also Lisa Raymond). They are 10-0 lifetime in Grand Slam doubles finals and
are the third-most successful Grand Slam doubles partnership of the Open Era,
trailing only Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (21 majors) and Gigi
Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva (14 majors).
大小威今年度的冠軍包括澳網.溫網.美網以及Stanford 今年只再法網輸過一場球
這對姊妹是三位現役選手中其中兩位包攬四大滿貫的雙打選手
他們在大滿貫決賽的紀錄是10-0 再大滿貫方面是史上第三成功的組合
Navratilova/Shriver有21座大滿貫.Gigi Fernandez/Zvereva有十四個
"Venus and Serena are incredible singles players in their own right, but
having them compete in the doubles in Doha will add a new exciting dimension
to the Sony Ericsson Championships," said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO
of the Tour. "I wish Venus and Serena lots of luck at the year-end Sony
Ericsson Championships."
Venus跟Serena都是令人驚奇的單打球員 但他們參加雙打年終賽會是新的看點
我祝Venus跟Serena在年終賽好運
"We congratulate Venus and Serena on qualifying for the Sony Ericsson
Championships for the first time in their career as a doubles team," said
Aldo Liguori, Corporate Vice President and Head of Global Communications &
PR for Sony Ericsson. "Venus and Serena had a terrific season and are playing
incredible tennis together, winning four tournaments. Having them in Doha
will add a lot of excitement to what promises to be a great finale to the
season."
我們恭喜Venus跟Serena生涯首度入圍雙打年終賽 他們今年有出色的賽季
一起打出令人難以置信的網球 拿了四個冠軍 他們的入圍會帶來很多刺激
也會帶給大家一個很棒的年終賽
Sony Ericsson, one of the largest global mobile phone manufacturers known for
style and innovation, is committed to bringing entertainment and glamour to
tennis, and taking the sport to new places and new audiences. Sony Ericsson's
style and technology has attracted a wider interest to women's tennis and
provided unique opportunities to the stars of the Tour.
Sony是贊助商 這段我就不翻了
The Championships were first played in 1972 and since then the event has been
held in such notable venues as Madison Square Garden, New York City; the
Olympiahalle in Munich; Staples Center in Los Angeles; and the Recinto Ferial
Casa de Campo in Madrid. Former singles champions include Tracy Austin, Kim
Clijsters, Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis,
Martina Navratilova, Gabriela Sabatini, Justine Henin and both Williamses.
年終賽從1972年創辦至今 在紐約麥迪遜花園.慕尼黑.洛杉磯.馬德里都曾主辦過
前單打冠軍包括Tracy Austin.Kim Clijsters.Evert.Goolagong.Graf.Hingis
Navratilova.Sabatini.Henin以及威廉絲姊妹
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