http://tinyurl.com/yzkopea Venus, Victoria Headed to Doha October 09, 2009 Average rating: 4 stars ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - Venus Williams and Victoria Azarenka are the sixth and seventh players to qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009, set to take place from October 27 to November 1, 2009. The pair will join Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the elite eight singles field of the season-ending event. Venus Williams和Victoria Azarenka成为第六位以及第七位入围年终赛的选手 今年的年终赛将於10/27-11/1在Doha举行 在这两位选手之前Safina.Serena.Dementieva.Wozniacki.Kuznetsova已经确定入围 Williams' qualification for the Championships comes on the heels of a strong season, highlighted by winning her 40th and 41st Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in Dubai and Acapulco, as well as reaching finals at Wimbledon and Stanford. She also won four doubles titles with Serena Williams, including three Grand Slams (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open). Venus的入围凭藉着他有一个优秀的赛季(what the hell?) 本赛季最出色的表现是在Dubai跟Acapulco拿下生涯第四十.四十一个冠军 她也打进了温网与Stanford决赛 还与Serena合作拿了四个双打冠军 包括三个大满贯 "I am pleased to have qualified for the Sony Ericsson Championships and I look forward to defending my title," she said. "Qualifying for the year-end tournament is always a goal I set for myself at the beginning of the season and I am excited to have an opportunity yet again to compete with the best players in the world." "我很高兴能入围年终赛 我期待能卫冕成功 入围年终赛是我每年开季给自己的目标 我很高兴能够再度有机会与全世界最好的选手们竞争" Azarenka has enjoyed a stellar season as well, winning her first three career singles titles on the Tour at Brisbane, Memphis and Miami, a Premier-level event. She won 24 of her first 26 matches of the season and cracked the Top 10 after Indian Wells, reaching a career-high No.8 after Miami. She also reached her first two Grand Slam quarterfinals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Azarenka也有个出色的赛季 她在今年拿下生涯头三个冠军 本赛季开始他赢下了26场比赛的其中24场并在Indian Wells之後进入top10 在Miami之後更达到生涯最高的第八名 她也进了法网.温网两大满贯的八强 "I am thrilled to have an opportunity to go to Doha for the Sony Ericsson Championships," Azarenka said. "Winning my first Tour title and reaching the Top 10 for the first time in my career have really made my year and I couldn't think of a better place to finish it than in Doha. Having an opportunity to travel to the year-end Championships is an accomplishment I am very proud of." "很高兴能有机会去Doha参加年终赛 今年我赢了生涯第一个冠军 进到了top10 让这一年真的是太完美了 我想不到有比Doha更好的地方来结束这个赛季 能有机会到年终赛是我的一个重大成就 我感到很骄傲" "Venus and Victoria have had great 2009 seasons and earned places among the elite group of players competing at the Sony Ericsson Championships," said Stacey Allaster, Chairman & CEO of the Tour. "Venus is a true fan favorite around the world and it will be exciting to watch her defend her Championships title in Doha, and Victoria has had a breakthrough season and solidified her place as a formidable star on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. I wish Venus and Victoria luck in Doha and look forward to a great Championships and an exciting finale to the 2009 season." "Venus与Victoria都有成功的2009赛季 争取到了年终赛的参赛权 Venus真的是个广受全球球迷欢迎的选手 她去争取卫冕会让年终赛变的更刺激 而Victoria今年取得重大突破巩固了他杰出新秀的地位 我祝他们在Doha好运 并且期待有个精采的年终赛" "We congratulate Venus and Victoria on having great 2009 seasons," said Aldo Liguori, Corporate VP and Head of Global Communications & PR for Sony Ericsson. "Each year the excitement of the Sony Ericsson Championships eclipses the previous year and with Venus and Victoria heading to Doha, I am sure this trend will continue. We look forward to these stars joining the previously qualified players and wish them luck at what will be an exciting year-end Championships." "我们恭喜Venus跟Victoria有成功的2009赛季 每年年终赛都比前一年更加精采 现在Venus跟Victoria也入围了 我确定这个传统会继续保持 我们恭喜他们加入稍早入围选手的行列 并且祝他们好运" Cara Black and Liezel Huber, the Williams sisters and Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez are the first three doubles teams to qualify. Black/Huber Venus/Serena Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez 这三队已经入围双打年终赛 -- --

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