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. 大小威入围年终赛双打 今年年终赛将是连续第二年在杜哈举行 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. 大小威是第二组入围组合 第一组是Black/Huber 单打方面 Safina.小威.戴娃.Wozniacki稍早已经入围 世界前八名选手与前四队双打将在年终赛争夺高达455万的奖金 "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." 我们真的很高兴能去杜哈年终赛 我喜欢跟Venus打双打 我们在场上享受很多乐趣 今年我们决定专注在双打的竞争上 真的很高兴能同时入围年终赛单双打 "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." 真的很荣幸能跟Serena一起赢这麽多双打大赛 跟妹妹一起打双打是我最好的比赛经验 能入围年终赛更是一个伟大的成就 我们等不及去杜哈并且成为最好的双打组合了 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). 大小威今年度的冠军包括澳网.温网.美网以及Stanford 今年只再法网输过一场球 这对姊妹是三位现役选手中其中两位包揽四大满贯的双打选手 他们在大满贯决赛的纪录是10-0 再大满贯方面是史上第三成功的组合 Navratilova/Shriver有21座大满贯.Gigi Fernandez/Zvereva有十四个 "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都是令人惊奇的单打球员 但他们参加双打年终赛会是新的看点 我祝Venus跟Serena在年终赛好运 "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." 我们恭喜Venus跟Serena生涯首度入围双打年终赛 他们今年有出色的赛季 一起打出令人难以置信的网球 拿了四个冠军 他们的入围会带来很多刺激 也会带给大家一个很棒的年终赛 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是赞助商 这段我就不翻了 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. 年终赛从1972年创办至今 在纽约麦迪逊花园.慕尼黑.洛杉矶.马德里都曾主办过 前单打冠军包括Tracy Austin.Kim Clijsters.Evert.Goolagong.Graf.Hingis Navratilova.Sabatini.Henin以及威廉丝姊妹 -- --

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