TWO TOP 10 PLAYERS AND THE WTA NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR JOIN THE VOLVO CAR OPEN 2018 FIELD DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – World No. 8 Caroline Garcia, World No. 9 Johanna Konta and WTA Newcomer of the Year Catherine ‘CiCi’ Bellis have committed to play in the … [Read more...]
Reigning Volvo Car Open Champion Daria Kasatkina to Defend Title in 2018
REIGNING VOLVO CAR OPEN CHAMPION DARIA KASATKINA TO DEFEND HER TITLE IN 2018 Kasatkina won her first title at the Volvo Car Open in 2017 (October 24, 2017) DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – 2017 Volvo Car Open champion Daria Kasatkina will return to … [Read more...]
Petra Kvitova To Play Charleston in 2018
TWO-TIME WIMBLEDON CHAMPION, PETRA KVITOVÁ, TO MAKE VOLVO CAR OPEN DEBUT IN 2018 DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – Petra Kvitová will make her Charleston, South Carolina tennis debut at the 2018 Volvo Car Open, March 31st – April 8th on … [Read more...]
Volvo Car Open Partners with SunTrust to Offer Juniors 15 and Under Free Tickets
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – The Volvo Car Open tennis tournament has continued its mission to grow the game of tennis. For the third year in a row, the WTA Premier event has partnered with SunTrust to offer juniors, 15 and under, free admission all week … [Read more...]
Five Past Champions to Play the Volvo Car Open
(March 1, 2017) DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – As of today, the Volvo Car Open will welcome back at least five of its past champions for its 2017 tournament, held April 1 – 9 at the Volvo Car Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. Currently in the field … [Read more...]
Venus Williams to Play Charleston in 2017
(October 12, 2016) DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – Venus Williams has committed to play in the 2017 Volvo Car Open, April 1st – 9th, on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina. She joins World No. 7 Madison Keys and Olympic Gold Medalist Monica Puig in the … [Read more...]
Sloane Stephens Captures Charleston Crown
(April 10, 2016) Seventh seed Sloane Stephens captured her third tournament title of the year on the WTA tour, defeating qualifier Elena Vesnina 7-6(4), 6-2 to win the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. Before this past week, the 23-year-old American only … [Read more...]
Kerber Takes Home Family Circle Cup
(April 12, 2015) Angelique Kerber rallied from 1-4 down in the third set, winning six of the last seven games to defeat Madison Keys and win the Family Circle Cup in Charleston 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 on Sunday. For the German Kerber, this was her fourth … [Read more...]
Sania Mirza Becomes First Woman from India to top the Doubles Rankings
(April 12, 2015) On Sunday Sania Mirza has become the first woman from India to reach the top of the WTA double rankings. The 28-year-old Mirza reached No. 1 by virtue of teaming with Martina Hingis to win the Family Circle Cup title, beating Casey … [Read more...]
Andrea Petkovic Wins Family Circle Cup
(April 6, 2014) In a week full of surprises in Charleston, 14th seed Andrea Petkovic won the Family Circle Cup for her first WTA Premier level tournament title with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Jana Cepelova of Slovakia on Sunday. This is her third WTA … [Read more...]