Women's Tennis Association (WTA)

In this week's China sports industry round-up: WTA Finals will move to Shenzhen; China Open becomes second £1m snooker event; and more details about Wanda's IPO.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has today (Thursday) announced that its season-ending Finals event will be held in the Chinese city of Shenzhen from 2019.

The Russian Tennis Federation has announced that it will stage a new Women’s Tennis Association Tour event in Moscow next year.

Cities in England, the Czech Republic, Russia and China have submitted bids to replace Singapore as host of the Women’s Tennis Association’s season-ending Finals event.

The governing bodies of tennis have approved a significant strengthening of the sport’s anti-doping system, with investment set to be increased by over 50 per cent and the volume of testing close to doubled.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has granted its approval to technology company Foxtenn for a new electronic line-calling system to be used in reviewing decisions made by on-court officials.

Fans around the world will have unprecedented opportunity to follow their favourite WTA players from 2017 after WTA Media made a commitment to making 2,000 matches available per season through broadcast and digital channels. Article produced in association with the WTA.

The International Tennis Centre in Eastbourne, England, is to undergo a £44m (€57.3m/$64.6m) revamp after the venue secured hosting rights to the Aegon International tournament for the next 10 years.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has confirmed that its Taiwan Open event will be staged in the East Asian country’s capital of Taipei from next year, with organisers hoping the move will lead to increased investment from the local government and sponsors.

Sports sponsorship provides enterprise application software company SAP with an important platform to showcase its technology and services to companies of all sizes and industries.

The four governing bodies of international tennis have today (Friday) outlined the terms of reference and protocols for the Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis, but have admitted that the process is expected to take at least a year to complete.

Italian sportswear brand Fila has moved to enhance its presence in the tennis sector by securing endorsement deals with Karolina Pliskova and John Isner.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has appointed Steve Simon to replace Stacey Allaster as its new chief executive.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced this (Tuesday) afternoon that Stacey Allaster will step down as chair and chief executive of the organisation on October 2.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has confirmed the addition of a second Russian event to its 2016 calendar.

German software company SAP has expanded its relationship with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to launch a new analytics tool that gives coaches access to real-time performance data during matches.