WTA官网的新闻 Serena: Year-End No.1 October 28, 2009 Average rating: 4 stars DOHA, QATAR - After a season-long battle for the world No.1 ranking, Serena Williams will conclude the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season on top. When the new rankings are released on Monday, November 2, Williams will be No.1 again, replacing Dinara Safina. Williams secured a return to No.1 following Safina's opening match retirement and Williams' win against Svetlana Kuznetsova. She will hold the top spot at least through the week of December 28, 2009. 在经过整个赛季漫长的争夺世界第一的战争後 Serena将重新获得年终球后之位 在星期一将产生的新排名之中 他将取代Dinara Safina重新登上世界第一 因为Safina在他的首场比赛退赛 而Serena却赢了与Kuznetsova一战 因此他将至少占领球后宝座直到12/28当周 It will mark the fifth time in Serena's career (third time in 2009) that she will rise to No.1, having held the top ranking for 57 weeks from July 8, 2002 to August 10, 2003; four weeks from September 8 to October 6, 2008; 11 weeks from February 2 to April 19, 2009; and two weeks from October 12 to October 25, 2009. Williams will conclude the season as the top-ranked player for the second time in her career, having achieved the feat in 2002 also. And as a result of the top ranking not changing hands throughout the off-season, she will increase her career total to at least 83 weeks as the top ranked player. 这是Serena生涯中第五次 也是本年度第三次登上球后 他在2002-2003间登上世界第一达57周 2008九月到十月也有四周 今年二月到四月有11周 十月有两周 这是Serena第二度取得年终球后宝座 他曾在2002达成这项成就 因为在休季期间排名不会改变 因此他将至少拥有83周的球后周数 "2009 has been a truly memorable season for me during which I enjoyed some of the biggest wins of my career," Williams said. "Capturing the year-end world No.1 ranking is a huge accomplishment for me and I am thrilled that all the hard work has paid off." "2009对我来说是个很值得纪念的赛季 这这个赛季中我得到了几场生涯最大的胜利 能够成为年终第一是一个很伟大的成就 我也很高兴所有努力都得到了报酬" "I congratulate Serena on having a great year and achieving one of her goals by finishing the season as the world No.1 player," said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the Tour. "Serena is a terrific ambassador for our sport." "我恭喜Serena拥有成功的一年 并且达到他年终第一的目标 他是我们这项运动中绝佳的代表" WTA的CEO Stacey Allaster说 Aldo Liguori, Sony Ericsson Corporate VP and Head of Global Communications & PR, said: "We are delighted to congratulate Serena on this great accolade. Finishing the season ranked Sony Ericsson WTA Tour No.1 for the second time in her career is a tremendous achievement and we look forward to seeing Serena have an even better 2010 season." "我们很高兴能恭喜Serena第二度达成年终第一 我们预期看到他在2010年甚至有更好的表现" Sony Ericsson的官员Aldo Liguori说 The 28-year-old American has had a stellar 2009 season, winning two Grand Slam singles titles (Australian Open and Wimbledon) and posting solid results at the other two Slams, falling to eventual champions at both (to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and to Kim Clijsters in the semifinals of the US Open). She held No.1 for 13 weeks earlier this year, 11 from February 2 to April 19 and two more from October 12 to 25. In addition to her success in singles she has won four doubles titles with Venus Williams, including three majors (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open). 这位28岁的美国人有杰出的2009赛季 夺得两座大满贯 另外两项也都有不错的成绩 都是输给最後冠军 他在本年度曾经有13周占据球后宝座 此外他也与姐姐Venus拿下四座双打冠军 其中三个是大满贯 Earlier this year in February, Williams became the first professional female athlete to eclipse the $23-million mark in any professional sports league and surpassed Lindsay Davenport ($22,144,735) as the all-time prize money leader on the Tour. She is this season's prize money leader ($4,623,711 through week of October 26) and is on the verge of becoming the second player in Tour history to eclipse the $5 million single-season mark (Justine Henin, 2007). 今年二月Serena成为史上第一位奖金打破2300万的女子运动员 超过了Lindsay Davenport的2214万 他也是本年度奖金最高的选手 目前已经拿到462万 有可能继2007年的Justine Henin後成为第二度打破五百万的选手 Williams turned professional at the age of 14 in November 1995 and played her first tournament in Québec City, Canada. In her 14-year career she has won every major title at least once for a total of 11 Grand Slam singles titles, becoming only the fifth woman, other than Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, and Steffi Graf, to achieve such a feat. Of the current players, only her older sister, Venus Williams, comes close to such an achievement, with seven Grand Slam singles titles to her name. Williams has won four Australian Opens (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009), one French Open (2002), three Wimbledons (2002, 2003, 2009) and three US Opens (1999, 2002, 2008). Also, Williams has won two Olympic golds, playing doubles with Venus at Sydney in 2000 and at Beijing in 2008, and is the owner of 34 singles and 17 doubles titles. Serena Williams在1995年仅十四岁就在魁北克打了第一个职业比赛 在她十四年的职业生涯中 他已经拿过所有大满贯至少一次 总计十一座大满贯冠军 他也是五位达成这项成就的冠军之一 现役选手中只有他姐姐Venus的成就较为接近 拿下七座大满贯冠军 小威现在名下已经有四座澳网 一座法网 三座温网 三座美网 除此之外小威还有两面奥运金牌 他得过34座单打冠军以及17座双打冠军 -- --

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