ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - Serena Williams has qualified for 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. World No.2 Williams joins world No.1 Dinara Safina, who was the first player to qualify two weeks ago. The world's Top 8 singles players and Top 4 doubles teams from the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season will compete for the coveted season-ending title and a share of the record prize money of $4.45 million. 小威確定取得杜哈年終賽參賽權 他連續第二年入圍在杜哈舉行的年終賽 稍早Safina已經在兩週前率先入圍 世界前八名單打選手與前四組雙打選手都可獲得年終賽參賽權爭取高達445萬的獎金 Williams has had a stellar 2009 season, winning two of the first three Grand Slams (Australian Open, Wimbledon) and reaching another final at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. She held the No.1 ranking for 11 weeks, from February 2 to April 19, before Safina took over. She also leads the prize money leaders this year with $3,950,466. The 27-year-old has also won three doubles titles this year with Venus Williams (Australian Open, Wimbledon, Stanford); as a result, Serena and Venus Williams currently rank No.2 in the Doubles Race to Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009. 小威在本賽季三項大滿貫拿下澳網溫網兩項 也在邁阿密進入決賽 在Safina取得球后前 小威今年在二月到四月曾有11週排名第一 他今年已經賺了395萬 是目前的收入第一 此外他還與大威拿下三個雙打冠軍 目前他們在雙打的race也排名第二 "Serena has achieved great results this year, impressing everyone with her tremendous performances at the Grand Slams," said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the Tour. "I congratulate Serena on qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships and look forward to what promises to be one of the best Tour season finales in history." "Serena今年有驚人的戰績 特別是他在大滿貫的傑出表現 恭喜他入圍年終賽 希望他的參賽可以使今年年終賽成為史上最出色的幾屆之一" "We congratulate Serena on qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009 and look forward to another exciting Sony Ericsson Championships," said Aldo Liguori, Corporate Vice President and Head of Global Communications & PR for Sony Ericsson. "恭喜Serena入圍 我們期待另一個刺激的年終賽" "I am really excited about qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships for the ninth time in my career," Williams said. "It's never easy and it's never a guarantee, so I am thrilled to be going to Doha and competing against some of the best players in the world." "我真的很高興能入圍年終賽 這是第九次了 這真的很不簡單 所以我很高興能去杜哈跟最好的球員競爭" (1999.2000.2001.2002.2003.2004.2007.2008.2009) 退賽 退賽 冠軍 亞軍 退賽 亞軍 小組 小組 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 Ericsson是全球最大手機業者之一 現在是女網最大贊助商 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, Serena Williams, Justine Henin and Venus Williams. Cara Black and Liezel Huber, defending champions in doubles, currently lead in the Doubles Race to Doha with 6,750 points. 年終賽從1972年開辦 曾經在麥迪遜花園 慕尼黑 洛杉磯 馬德里辦過 Austin.Clijsters.Evert.Goolagong.Graf.Hingis.Navratilova.Sabatini.Henin 以及大小威都是前冠軍 雙打方面衛冕冠軍Huber/Black目前在雙打race以6750排第一 -- --

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