Their First WTA Tour Titles

I thought this would be a nice idea since usually the first title's pictures are the hardest to find, like Jankovic's 2004 Budapest win, Davenport's 1993 Lucerne win and Venus' 1998 Oklahoma City where there were no pictures and someone needed to take screen caps:lol:. You can post pictures and videos of anyone else's first title.

Serena Williams
1999 Paris
http://i50.tinypic.com/2z72aty.jpg
Venus Williams
1998 Oklahoma City
http://i33.tinypic.com/2m5f7ee.jpg
Dinara Safina
2002 Sopot
http://i37.tinypic.com/2lxgfn9.jpg
Svetlana Kuznetsova
2002 Helsinki
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2435/4ebab4fa0740ck9.jpg
Elena Dementieva
2003 Amelia Island
http://www.elena-dementieva.net/photos/albums/userpics/10001/Amelia_Island_032.jpg
Vera Zvonareva
2003 Bol
http://www.zvonareva.ru/images/gallery/2003_2_10.jpg
Victoria Azarenka
2009 Brisbane
http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/3424/GYI0056460238011006_1024x768.jpg
Caroline Wozniacki
2008 Stockholm
http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/526/1caffbf9ec518faadfa34f246e0be0f2-getty-tennis_nordic_light_open.jpg
Maria Sharapova
2003 Tokyo [Japan Open]
http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/594/21238421946sharapova.jpg
Amelie Mauresmo
1999 Bratislava
http://www.tennisforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49906&d=1195945514

Videos
Venus' 1998 Oklahoma City Win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j7141I19hk

Azarenka's 2009 Brisbane win (Ignore the music:lol:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnvMmw3dpYw

Sharapova's 2003 Tokyo Win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqglfGCUav4

Henin's 1999 Antwerp Win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVICq998L7s

Didn't know Elena's first title was rather late in her career since people have been raving about her since the 2000 Olympics.:scratch:

and Dinara was looking pretty much the same now compared to the pic here.:eek:

Tati and Lena won their first title at the same tournament :inlove:

Golovin @ Amelia Island 2007
http://cornedbeefhash.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/bausch-and-lomb-2007.jpg

Pennetta
2004 - Sopot

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6605/sopot04.jpg

Elena and petrova, for the kind of talent they are, must have taken the longest into their career before winning a title.

Bartoli
2006 - Auckland

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/12/l_22d28183a848f65c47773a7893e6983d.jpg

Sam Stosur
Osaka 2009



<------- :hearts:

Monica - 1989 Houston
There was no trophy, just a check.
http://www.monicaselessite.com/galleries/albums/1989/1989_Houston_028.jpg

Sam Stosur
Osaka 2009



<------- :hearts:

:bounce: :worship:

JJ won in Budapest, but its impossible to find a pic :sad:

Radwanska
2008 - Pattaya City

http://www.womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/radwanska-tennis-wta-tha-pol.jpg]
Her first title was in 2007 Stockholm though....
JJ won in Budapest, but its impossible to find a pic :sad:

Yeah:o

Elena and petrova, for the kind of talent they are, must have taken the longest into their career before winning a title.

Petrova played 115 tournaments (counting only MDs) before claiming her first title, Dementieva played 91 tournaments.
For comparison, other top-3 Russians Myskina, Kuznetsova and Sharapova "wasted" only 1, 8 and 13 tour MDs respectively before winning their first trophies.

Love masha´s video

Krajicek
2005 - Tashkent.

http://www.misakrajicek.nl/photos/tasjkent05/images/f_23_jpg.jpg

Golovin @ Amelia Island 2007
http://cornedbeefhash.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/bausch-and-lomb-2007.jpg

My best Tennis Moment :bigclap: I was so happy :cheer:

In the late 90's and early 2000's, it was much much harder to win a title than it is nowadays. Less withdrawals, more top/elite players played events, the quality and strength of the tour was much stronger. During that time, the top players scooped up all the titles, and Elena, although she was a great player, was not part of the very elite. I remember the threads, when is Elena going to win a title..

It's easy to see why Kournikova didn't win a title during the time that she played,.. if she stuck around just a little longer, she could've won a few big events, maybe even reached a couple slam finals.

Ana

Canberra 2005
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8707/ivanovic20050115canberr.jpg
:)

It's easy to see why Kournikova didn't win a title during the time that she played,.. if she stuck around just a little longer, she could've won a few big events, maybe even reached a couple slam finals.

:bs:

Kournikova was 62 42 40/15 up in her first tier I final. Had she been good enough she would've won that elusive singles title in 1998 already.

Lucie Safarova- Estoril '05.

http://i3.cn.cz/1114958007_safarova-lucka2.jpg

Daniela Hantuchova- IW '02.

http://www.monoli.com/tennis/indian02/hantu11.jpg

Wickmayer
2009 - Estoril

http://newballs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/wickmayer.jpg

http://re.foto.radikal.ru/0707/2d/39cf036d97ee.jpg

LOOOOOOOONG awaited. :tears:

http://re.foto.radikal.ru/0707/2d/39cf036d97ee.jpg

LOOOOOOOONG awaited. :tears:

I just wanted to ask about Fran's picture and here you go...
Btw,this is the cutest avatar video you have of Elena and her joy...
She is like a child,that's why I like her...

Elena and petrova, for the kind of talent they are, must have taken the longest into their career before winning a title.

I believe this is mostly due to the Tier level tourneys they played, even coming up. Lots of players with "earlier" career wins were playing more mini-mouse tourneys with softer fields.

:bs:

Kournikova was 62 42 40/15 up in her first tier I final. Had she been good enough she would've won that elusive singles title in 1998 already.
You can wave the bs flag if you'd like, i'm not looking for an argument, its clearly just my opinion. You don't have to agree :shrug:


But are you disagreeing with me that if Kournikova hadn't stuck around during the period after when Hingis, Graf, Seles and Capriati were not present, the sisters not playing full schedules cause of injuries and personal issues, that she wouldn't have won a title? Or are you saying she was just not good enough mentally to win a title period, because she lost to a young Venus Williams.. i'm not sure.

There have been lesser players than Kournikova (imo opinion, of course ;)) that have won Tier I's and premier events.

aga's 1st title was stockholm 2007, not pattaya 2008.

aga's 1st title was stockholm 2007, not pattaya 2008.

:sobbing: :bigcry: Forgot.

aga's 1st title was stockholm 2007

:)
http://i18.tinypic.com/53u6w7m.jpg
http://i9.tinypic.com/4lrrp68.jpg

I just wanted to ask about Fran's picture and here you go...
Btw,this is the cutest avatar video you have of Elena and her joy...
She is like a child,that's why I like her...

Why thank you :) I love it too. It's even cuter in the bigger version with sound. :sport:

:)
http://i18.tinypic.com/53u6w7m.jpg
http://i9.tinypic.com/4lrrp68.jpg

:hysteric: Dushevina is the eternal bridesmaid in these summer events. :sobbing: Thank God she got a title last summer at least.

Dani looked so cute :drool:
Who knew titles would become so elusive for her. :shrug:

http://www.merkur-online.de/bilder/2009/04/21/216145/1982905035-sabine-lisicki-gewinnt-charlestone.9.jpg
First of many!

Ági, 2007 Palermo
http://www.origo.hu/i/0707/20070722szavay5801.jpg

great idea for a topic! :yeah:

Petrova played 115 tournaments (counting only MDs) before claiming her first title, Dementieva played 91 tournaments.
For comparison, other top-3 Russians Myskina, Kuznetsova and Sharapova "wasted" only 1, 8 and 13 tour MDs respectively before winning their first trophies.

Alexandra Dulgheru wasted 0.

Screw Hobart '98, I'd like to think of this as her first title:

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021022/sp4.jpg


:hearts:

By the way Hobart was one of five MM tournaments she won in '98.

K Bondarenko
http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/birmmail/jun2008/4/8/90F312A8-0D86-1F7A-7D3E9F3002AAAB0E.jpg

I can't find Alona one in Luxembourg

http://start10g.ovh.net/~jibisblo/albums/userpics/10001/normal_08%5B1%5D.jpg
Maria Kirilenko, China Open 2005

Shame no one can find any pics of JJ's Budapest win.

^seriously how come it can't be found? I thought there would be an official photo or something like that

http://start10g.ovh.net/~jibisblo/albums/userpics/10001/normal_08%5B1%5D.jpg
Maria Kirilenko, China Open 2005

:awww: so cute.

^seriously how come it can't be found? I thought there would be an official photo or something like that

Well not even the WTA Tour site (when they had their photo section organized) had pictures of it.

Shahar Peer - Pattaya City 2006

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9394/peer2936eo.jpg

Gisela Dulko - Budapest 2007

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9637/340xvp.jpg

Alicia Molik - Hobart 2003 :)

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1921/allsportmolikmoorillatr.jpg

Svetlana Kuznetsova
2002 Helsinki
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2435/4ebab4fa0740ck9.jpg

I was there! That was a wonderful event. Espoo was a great host city. I understand why they moved it, but I miss the Helsinki location.

Amelie Mauresmo
1999 Bratislava
http://www.tennisforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49906&d=1195945514

Amelie Mauresmo, more than anyone else, exemplifies how the tour has changed in the past decade. When she came through, people talked about her as this muscled, powerful woman with huge shots. And by the time she retired, she was probably the LEAST powerful of her peers (2+ slam champions).

Tati and Lena won their first title at the same tournament :inlove:

Golovin @ Amelia Island 2007
http://cornedbeefhash.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/bausch-and-lomb-2007.jpg

I miss her so much. :tears:

Sharapova 03' would beat Sharapova 10' in straights :tape:

Does anyone have the pic of Eleni winning Rosmalen in 2002?

Alexandra Dulgheru Warsaw 2009

http://cornedbeefhash.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/alexandra-dulgheru-warsaw09a.jpg

I can't find Alona one in Luxembourg

Here you go :D

http://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/43783/2549751190102140677S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2549751190102140677VCQePT)

Can't find Cibulkova's first tour title picture... oh wait she hasn't gotten any yet. :tape:

It looks like...chocolate statue :tape:?

Petrova, Linz '05
def. #81 Arvidsson
def. #93 Bammer
def. #39 Peschke
def. #9 Schnyder

Dementieva, Amelia Island '03
def. #57 Krasnoroutskaya
def. #16 Coetzer
def. #9 Hantuchova
def. #4 Henin
def. #5 Davenport

Kuznetsova, Helsinki '02 (went through qualifying)
def. #106 Montolio
def. #863 Gryzbowska
def. #24 Schnyder
def. #44 Sucha
def. #102 Chladkova

Sharapova, Japan '03
def. #242 Kim
def. #64 Morigami
def. #83 Schaul
def. #122 Zheng
def. #128 Kapros

Myskina, Palermo '99 (went through qualifying)
def. #75 Oremans
def. #97 Bacheva
def. #82 Kuti-Kis
def. #108 Dementieva
def. #91 Montolio

Elena. :inlove:

Dokic - Rome 2001 :)
http://i48.tinypic.com/16bhh8n.jpg

Na Li Guangzhou 2004
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/p/2004-10-03/U581P6T12D1178844F44DT20041003170050.jpg
:bounce::bounce:

Iveta Benesova Acapulco 2004

http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/o/2004-03-08/U329P6T12D800099F44DT20040308085134.jpg

Rybarikova - Birmingham 2009

http://estaticos03.marca.com/imagenes/2009/06/14/tenis/1244983776_0.jpg

Elena Dementieva
2003 Amelia Island
http://www.tennisforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=46295&d=1166372452


Tati and Lena won their first title at the same tournament :inlove:

Golovin @ Amelia Island 2007
http://cornedbeefhash.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/bausch-and-lomb-2007.jpg

:hearts::hearts::hearts:
Amelia Island is just the best tournament ever! Come back, slut!

:hearts::hearts::hearts:
Amelia Island is just the best tournament ever! Come back, slut!

http://i35.tinypic.com/9glesz.jpg
I know right:inlove:

:o
No comment. :lol:

Bartoli
2006 - Auckland

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/12/l_22d28183a848f65c47773a7893e6983d.jpg

:hearts:

Dementieva, Amelia Island '03
def. #57 Krasnoroutskaya
def. #16 Coetzer
def. #9 Hantuchova
def. #4 Henin
def. #5 Davenport


That's got to be one of the harder draws for a debut title! :hearts:

http://www.elena-dementieva.net/photos/albums/userpics/10001/Amelia_Island_032.jpg

Katarina Srebotnik

1999 Estoril in her 1st WTA event :)

Any pics?? :D

Timea Bacsinszky Luxembourg '09 :)

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/01jq8mHfvV0HE/610x.jpg

Dokic - Rome 2001 :)
http://i48.tinypic.com/16bhh8n.jpg

awww :inlove:

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez - Bogota 2009

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0M_KdlZIAtk/SaKCOnZLtKI/AAAAAAAAP4M/uJGBLYqa-Jk/s400/340x.jpg

Greta Arn - Estoril 2007 :D

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/3826/fulljgettytennisatpwtaprp5.jpg

That's got to be one of the harder draws for a debut title! :hearts:

http://www.elena-dementieva.net/photos/albums/userpics/10001/Amelia_Island_032.jpg

Stop! Stop posting these pics!

They are clearly an attempt to undermine my entire worldview!!!!!!

Daniela Hantuchova- IW '02.

http://www.monoli.com/tennis/indian02/hantu11.jpg[/QUOTE]

so cute :) wish I could see her with that trophy again :):worship:

Daniela Hantuchova- IW '02.

http://www.monoli.com/tennis/indian02/hantu11.jpg

so cute :) wish I could see her with that trophy again :):worship:

You could

Here:p

http://tenis.sk/images/stories/other/Hantuchova28_2007.jpg

no Jie?

this is awesome.

There's no picture of Nicole's first Wta title (Vancouver 04, by the way, she won in the final against Granville and she is playing Granville today in a few hours !)

But here is one pic. Interesting outfit...
http://i46.tinypic.com/igaopg.jpg

Nicole = Reebok Queen

There's no picture of Nicole's first Wta title (Vancouver 04, by the way, she won in the final against Granville and she is playing Granville today in a few hours !)

But here is one pic. Interesting outfit...
http://i46.tinypic.com/igaopg.jpg

Nicole = Reebok Queen

I think there actually were pictures in the WTA photo section before they changed their site and turned their photo section to crap.

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100228/capt.5da07fb67ffc43349261d28321ae1c27.malaysia_ope n_tennis_xkl106.jpg

Alisa Kleybanova- Malaysia Classic 2010

Alisa :awww:


I think there actually were pictures in the WTA photo section before they changed their site and turned their photo section to crap.

Yes I think I remember seeing it. Ugh I miss the old photo gallery they had, it was so easy to find trophy pics. :lol: Now I can't even view most of the pictures. :o

Rybarikova - Birmingham 2009

http://estaticos03.marca.com/imagenes/2009/06/14/tenis/1244983776_0.jpg

How nice of the organisers to give Magda a gravy boat! :hearts:

I swear most of these tournament directors just pick something off their mantle-piece the night before the final and call it the trophy!

^^ That Birmingham trophy is I think one of the oldest women's sports trophies around. It used to be the Wimbledon trophy.

sania mirza
hyderabad 2005
http://www.sania-mirza.in/photos/sania-mirza-27.jpg

What's that huge piece of wood Molik received for winning Hobart?:tape:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0M_KdlZIAtk/SOjZY3BOMQI/AAAAAAAAMv4/hccePbnm2EY/s400/cirstea_08tk_sun_200.jpg

Sori :D Tashkent 2008

How nice of the organisers to give Magda a gravy boat! :hearts:

I swear most of these tournament directors just pick something off their mantle-piece the night before the final and call it the trophy!

:haha:

You could

Here:p

http://tenis.sk/images/stories/other/Hantuchova28_2007.jpg

haha, but this year :bounce:

^^ That Birmingham trophy is I think one of the oldest women's sports trophies around. It used to be the Wimbledon trophy.Indeed, it was given to Maud Watson when she won the first Wimby in 1884, and is known as the Maud Watson trophy. I remember reading a piece by Billie Jean King about how she was very keen to win the first tournament in Birmingham in the early 80's, because she knew the history of the trophy and wanted her picture taken holding it up!

Xuf0zlV6D6w

Happy easter. :sobbing::hysteric::bigcry:

Monterrey Final: Pavlyuchenkova def Hantuchova 1-6 6-1 6-0
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/javaImages/c6/1c/0,,12781%7E8658118,00.jpg

Bump. May see another in Fes.

Alize Cornet - 2008 Budapest.
http://www.gazdefrancegrandprix.com/foto2008/cache/2008-07-13/_DSC6163.jpg_560.jpghttp://www.gazdefrancegrandprix.com/foto2008/cache/2008-07-13/DSC01738.jpg_560.jpghttp://www.gazdefrancegrandprix.com/foto2008/cache/2008-07-13/_DSC6159.jpg_560.jpg

Na Li Guangzhou 2004
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/p/2004-10-03/U581P6T12D1178844F44DT20041003170050.jpg
:bounce::bounce:

A qualifier took her first title:hearts::lick:

Tiantian Sun - 2006 Tashkent
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/2006-10-08/U1535P6T12D2495710F44DT20061009115105.jpg

If you want your first title, go to Tashkent:lol:

Bump. May see another in Fes.

Alize Cornet - 2008 Budapest.
[IMG]http://www.gazdefrancegrandprix.com/foto2008/cache/2008-07-13/_DSC6159.jpg_560.jpg

That final was the beginning of Klepac's end:bigcry:

Xuf0zlV6D6w

Happy easter. :sobbing::hysteric::bigcry:
Good lord, I miss her so much :sobbing:

Tiantian Sun - 2006 Tashkent
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/2006-10-08/U1535P6T12D2495710F44DT20061009115105.jpg

If you want your first title, go to Tashkent:lol:

Omg i remember when she won this tourny. :lol:

That final was the beginning of Klepac's end:bigcry:

And Cornet's, apparently.

Martina Hingis 1996 Filderstadt ? I'm hopelessly looking for some pictures or even a video of that match.

Mariana Duque Marino - Bogotá 2010

http://www.copacolsanitas.com/images/foto08_21.jpg

dVICq998L7s

Dokic - Rome 2001 :)
http://i48.tinypic.com/16bhh8n.jpg

:bowdown:

I remember watching Jelena's final match in Budapest on Serbian TV but no pics :sobbing:

Roland Garros Junior
http://img.over-blog.com/376x309/0/43/82/08/2008-bos/heninrolandgarrostitrejunior.jpg

Chaky - Guangzhou 2006
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/p/2006-10-01/U1752P6T12D2487531F44DT20061001185948.jpg

http://cimg2.163.com/photo/0005/2006-10-01/2SC98RQ704U00005.jpg

*sigh* Those were the days...

Maria Antonia Sanchez Lorenzo:inlove:
1999 Knokke-Heist
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/953/1999maslknokkeheistcopyer0.gif

Martina Hingis
1996 Filderstadt
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t316/ispaht/post-8387-1172098918.jpg

I'm not sure if this is her first international junior title.
1991? Les Petits As
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t316/ispaht/post-8652-1172787699.jpg

Alicia Molik - Hobart 2003 :)

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1921/allsportmolikmoorillatr.jpg

:hearts::hearts::hearts::hearts::hearts:

I hope I can post a pic of Arantxa in this thread in a few hours :)

I hope I can post a pic of Arantxa in this thread in a few hours :)
Instead, it's Sevastova who enters the title winners list and (equally important ;) ) this thread [credit to Schorsch for posting in the result thread]:

http://250kb.de/u/100509/j/E4QY4m7Mjj51.jpg

And Cornet's, apparently.
:topic: It's just a sophomore slump. Not that she was ever worthy of #11, but she'll be back to the top 30 at some point.

Tiantian Sun - 2006 Tashkent
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/2006-10-08/U1535P6T12D2495710F44DT20061009115105.jpg

If you want your first title, go to Tashkent:lol:

No, Estoril is a better choice:))

Ana

Canberra 2005
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8707/ivanovic20050115canberr.jpg
:)

The days when Baby E still wore braces. :awww:

Nicole 2004 Vancouver
http://i3.6.cn/cvbnm/56/11/6c/ec12ba9d9ab4d164f1c2934e4aca9996.jpg

I wish we had Thread of theYEAR contest:bigcry:, this would have been my no1. :worship::worship::worship:




Serena Williams
1999 Paris
http://i50.tinypic.com/2z72aty.jpg
Venus Williams
1998 Oklahoma City
http://i33.tinypic.com/2m5f7ee.jpg
Dinara Safina
2002 Sopot
http://i37.tinypic.com/2lxgfn9.jpg
Svetlana Kuznetsova
2002 Helsinki
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2435/4ebab4fa0740ck9.jpg
Elena Dementieva
2003 Amelia Island
http://www.elena-dementieva.net/photos/albums/userpics/10001/Amelia_Island_032.jpg
Vera Zvonareva
2003 Bol
http://www.zvonareva.ru/images/gallery/2003_2_10.jpg
Victoria Azarenka
2009 Brisbane
http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/3424/GYI0056460238011006_1024x768.jpg
Caroline Wozniacki
2008 Stockholm
http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/526/1caffbf9ec518faadfa34f246e0be0f2-getty-tennis_nordic_light_open.jpg
Maria Sharapova
2003 Tokyo [Japan Open]
http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/594/21238421946sharapova.jpg
Amelie Mauresmo
1999 Bratislava
http://www.tennisforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49906&d=1195945514

Videos
Venus' 1998 Oklahoma City Win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j7141I19hk

Azarenka's 2009 Brisbane win (Ignore the music:lol:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnvMmw3dpYw

Sharapova's 2003 Tokyo Win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqglfGCUav4

Henin's 1999 Antwerp Win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVICq998L7s

Makarova - Eastbourne 2010
(probably the first qualifier to beat five top-20 players en route to a title)

http://www.espn.co.uk/PICTURES/CMS/9100/9134.2.jpg

(Edit: the Kleybanova - Kuala Lumpur 2010 one on post #73 is empty so

http://newballs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/alisa-kleybanova-kuala-lumpur-trophy2.jpg

for completion)

Great this thread just rubs it in how Kournikova can't be in it :sobbing:

But Makarova and Dulgheru have Premier Titles :rolleyes:

any pics of Arvidsson and Morigami? :hearts:

I'll be so happy when we can finally add Domi to this thread :)

(I'm hoping it's with a 2011 French Open trophy :))

Some more that haven't been posted yet:

Shvedova - Bangalore '07 :hearts:
http://i48.tinypic.com/6fwmf4.jpg

Groenefeld - Acapulco '06
http://i48.tinypic.com/347f9jc.jpg

Dechy - Gold Coast '03
http://i45.tinypic.com/2wfojgy.jpg

Aleksandra Wozniak, Stanford 2008
http://www.sz2011.org/eng/news/images/attachement/jpg/site171/20080721/001422474e5509ee398214.jpg

Melinda Czink in Quebec
http://bahamaderek.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/czink.jpg

Morigami's title in Prague must be the most random tournament win from an Asian player ever.

She beat Benesova , Azarenka and 1st seed Bartoli . Not so random , now ;D At least she finished her career with one title [:

I meant that Asians, particularly the Japanese are usually trying to avoid clay events, so it's a bit funny how Morigami's only tournament win came at a clay tournament:p

Morigami had a pretty good record on clay. I remember she thumped Petrova 6/2 6/2 in the opening round of Roland Garros 2006, the year Nadia was playing really well.

i love vika's pic at brsbane. so sweet! :D

Wow....Lena D sure took long, specially for a top 10 mainstay like her.

Daniela Hantuchova- IW '02.

http://www.monoli.com/tennis/indian02/hantu11.jpg

You could

Here:p

http://tenis.sk/images/stories/other/Hantuchova28_2007.jpg

Is the whale getting bigger or is Dani just getting smaller? :confused:

Both Dani and Jelly's first titles were Tier 1's :hearts:

Caroline Wozniacki Junior Wimbledon 2006

http://0.tqn.com/d/tennis/1/0/7/F/caroline-wozniacki.jpg

anybody has kim's first title at luxembourg? the earliest one i can find is her leipzig one.

Polona Hercog - Bastad 2011

http://img.rtvslo.si/_up/upload/2011/07/09/64804462_sto02_sweden-_0709_11.jpg

Polona's hair :sobbing: :silly:

no Jie?

2005 Hobart

http://www.sportinglife.com/pictures/general/allsportjiezhenghobart05trophy.jpg

I remember watching Jelena J winning her first title in Budapest on Serbian TV ... can't believe there is no a single photo?

I know its no constellation but here a pic of Jelena during that Budapest final.

http://www.sportinglife.com/pictures/general/allsportjelenajankovic.jpg

I know its no constellation but here a pic of Jelena during that Budapest final.

http://www.sportinglife.com/pictures/general/allsportjelenajankovic.jpg

I think that is photo from Charleston :p

I see the picture of Aga in 2005 Wimbledon junior title !

http://ludie.zandalea.net/12992.jpg

I MISS THE BRAID :bigcry:

Polona's hair :sobbing: :silly:
You need to edit your Stosur post on page 1...

Other missing pics: Cornet (post #85, by OP Uranium) and Wozniak (post #114).

You need to edit your Stosur post on page 1...

Other missing pics: Cornet (post #85, by OP Uranium) and Wozniak (post #114).

Wozniak Stanford 2008: http://ludie.zandalea.net/16393.jpg

Cornet Budapest 2008 (sorry it's small): http://www.tennisticketnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/alize-cornet.jpg

Stosur Osaka 2009: http://thetennistimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/sam-stosur-449x528.jpg

I know some one put up the video of Justine when she won her first WTA title at her first WTA event, 1999 Antwerp.
http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/00462/henin_99_pokal_DW_S_462709s.jpg

Zvonareva:

http://www.zvonareva.ru/images/gallery/2003_2_10.jpg
Bol 03

Kvitova:

http://newballs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/petra-kvitova-hobart.jpg
Hobart 09

Petkovic:

http://bahamadereks.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/2009-petkovic-big.jpg
Bad Gastein 09

Goerges:

http://www.wtatennis.com/javaImages/5b/25/0,,12781~8922459,00.jpg
Bad Gastein 10

Vinci:

http://newballs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/roberta-vinci-barcelona-2009.jpg?w=246&h=400
Barcelona 09

Kanepi:

http://gototennis.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Kaia_Kanepi_Palermo.jpg
Palermo 10

Gajdosova:

http://chadanielle.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/landsky-lighting-guangzhou-international-womens-open-091910-groth-1.jpg
Guangzhou 10

Errani:

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/523/c5a74ad9cf72d3820e98ddfa4be76881-getty-tennis-wta-ita-palermo-errani-ukr-korittseva.jpg
Palermo 08

Zakopalova:

http://www.diarioas.com/diarioasmedia/diarioas/media/200506/18/masdeporte/20050618dasdasmas_8_I_LCO.jpg
s'Hertogenbosch 05

Szavay:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/images/2007/07/23/20070723_s07.jpg
Palermo 07

Brianti:

http://www.wtatennis.com/javaImages/67/b7/0,,12781~9615207,00.jpg
Fes 11

Rezai:

http://www.wtatennis.com/javaImages/bf/3b/0,,12781~5979071,00.jpg
Streasbourg 09


Some may be repeated ;)

Cute.

Barcelona 2009 was not Vinci's first. 2007 Bogota was.

Maria won in Tokyo in 2003, priceless.

anybody has kim's first title at luxembourg? the earliest one i can find is her leipzig one.http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/bram_born84/1_Luxembourg_1999.png

http://img2.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/941939c227390c25cbd2d250193e527346ae1a4c/related/Canberra_Womens_International_34ec.jpg?stamp=12992 65234
:hearts:

Barcelona 2009 was not Vinci's first. 2007 Bogota was.

Right ;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/403975985_4daf0ca4c4.jpg

Look like Palermo, Estoril, Bad Gastein and Hobart are popular places to win your first tournament :lol:

That Hobart trophy. :bigcry:

Tamira - Portoroz 2006

http://www.onthebaseline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/tamirapaszek_341x500.jpg

Show Maria Tokyo 2003 again?

Show Maria Tokyo 2003 again?

http://cdn-channels.netscape.com/gallery/i/s/sharapova/lg9.jpg

Such a jubilation!

Look like Palermo, Estoril, Bad Gastein and Hobart are popular places to win your first tournament :lol:
It is hilarious that out of Petkovic, Schiavone, Parmentier and Goerges, Parmentier is the only one, whose first title came not at Bad Gastein!

I remember watching Jelena J winning her first title in Budapest on Serbian TV ... can't believe there is no a single photo?

Did it show the trophy ceremony? If so and someone recorded, a screen cap could have been taken. That's what happened with Venus' first title win at 1998 Oklahoma City. Absolutely no pictures, but vswfan had the match and took screen caps for us.

http://sportky.topky.sk/g/73842/cacheImg/4/6/d/3/dominika-cibulkova-moskva-40862.jpg

Dominika Cibulkova Moscow 2011

http://sportky.topky.sk/g/73842/cacheImg/4/6/d/3/dominika-cibulkova-moskva-40862.jpg

Dominika Cibulkova Moscow 2011

I love her big beautiful smile in this pic! :hearts:

THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!! :inlove:

Finally! :sobbing:

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/304704_217192631673720_141408922585425_632549_1292 028018_n.jpg

Ksenia Pervak - Taskent 2011

My favorites Domi & Ksyusha won their maiden title this year :inlove:

Can't find Cibulkova's first tour title picture... oh wait she hasn't gotten any yet. :tape:

Finally, this post can rest in peace. :angel:

PS. This was posted Feb 2010. :oh:

Chaky - Guangzhou 2006
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/p/2006-10-01/U1752P6T12D2487531F44DT20061001185948.jpg

http://cimg2.163.com/photo/0005/2006-10-01/2SC98RQ704U00005.jpg

*sigh* Those were the days...

Anna :sobbing:

Is the whale getting bigger or is Dani just getting smaller? :confused:

Both Dani and Jelly's first titles were Tier 1's :hearts:

She kept touching it and it doubled in size :)

http://sportky.topky.sk/g/73842/cacheImg/4/6/d/3/dominika-cibulkova-moskva-40862.jpg

Dominika Cibulkova Moscow 2011

yay domi! :bounce:

Katarina Srebotnik

1999 Estoril in her 1st WTA event :)

Any pics?? :D

http://mediaforum.afp.com/CacheServer/Cache.svc/get?hashDocId=0B32C5711CCB9C453D05E233D70D1051608C 7922949C74C9E6E43C71F7F4A8B0BFCDEE62D3C36C61997E75 EBD63F8BDA996F61641CD5A5B3375E4DD4A235E8C6&mui=1

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r585/VeeReeLena/srebotnikestoril.png

Tamarine Tanasugarn won Hyderabad 2003
she defeat Iroda Tulyaganova 6-4, 6-4

http://image.free.in.th/z/il/4o516.jpg (http://pic.free.in.th/id/2c02bb91aeafe6558d426fa579ac8600)

Picture from www.jirobkk.com

Tati and Lena won their first title at the same tournament :inlove:

Golovin @ Amelia Island 2007
http://cornedbeefhash.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/bausch-and-lomb-2007.jpg

-Castano 6-0, 6-3
-Stosur 6-2, 6-1
-Venus 6-2, 6-3
-Ivanovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
-Petrova 6-2, 6-1

:sobbing: Miss her so much.

K Bondarenko
http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/birmmail/jun2008/4/8/90F312A8-0D86-1F7A-7D3E9F3002AAAB0E.jpg

I can't find Alona one in Luxembourg

http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/p/2006-10-01/U1752P6T12D2487706F44DT20061001232311.jpg
:bounce::bounce::hearts:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/bram_born84/1_Luxembourg_1999.png

Kim:inlove:

Ana's first Canberra 2005
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/t/p/2005-01-15/U774P6T12D1353102F44DT20050115160413.jpg

http://www.imageforum-diffusion.afp.com/ImfDiffusion/Search/Results.aspx?numPage=1&srchMd=8&fsearch=katarina+srebotnik&ID_Fulcrum=-347098787_0&mui=1#numPage=111

Tamarine Tanasugarn won Hyderabad 2003
she defeat Iroda Tulyaganova 6-4, 6-4

http://image.free.in.th/z/il/4o516.jpg (http://pic.free.in.th/id/2c02bb91aeafe6558d426fa579ac8600)

Picture from www.jirobkk.com

GREAT find! I've been looking a lot for this one.

Someone REALLY needs to find JJ's first title, it was Budapest, I believe 2006?

^ 2004

So many MM trophies. :help: :o

Couldn't someone just debut the big event and win it?

Someone REALLY needs to find JJ's first title, it was Budapest, I believe 2006?

Well there are 3 possibilities:
-You said there was a video, maybe it has the ceremony, I don't know, but then screen cap.
-Someone goes to the site and looks for a wall of champions and maybe they have a picture for the 2004 Champ with trophy.
-Email the tournament director asking if they have a picture of JJ with the trophy.

There are definitely no pictures of it on the internet. 2005 and onwards trophy pics can be found, just not 2004:o

Shaughnessy - 2000 Shanghai:
http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r585/VeeReeLena/megshanghai.png

Craybas - 2002 Tokyo:
http://mediaforum.afp.com/CacheServer/Cache.svc/get?hashDocId=DC23CB0DD6BEFE4B8F5EBA5A6C1E7904A315 36EC2F228D6FBA280F01F6020FF07FFDB9E939D32F77DEC1B8 4C7DC21E632F64FA5C73A632C3&mui=1

2008 Stanford was posted a few times, but pics don't work now, so:
http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Aleksandra+Wozniak+Bank+West+Classic+Day+7+vzIo_vF VU_sl.jpg

any pics of Arvidsson and Morigami? :hearts:

Arvidsson:
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/216/sofiaaa5ns.jpg

Morigami:
http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r585/VeeReeLena/MorigamiPrague.png

The 3 that were asked for and not found: Jankovic's 2004 Budapest and Schnyder's 1998 Hobart.

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/00zZ07r0m4dRa/350x.jpg

Zahlavova-Strycova in Quebec 2011

http://www.womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/chanelle-scheepers.jpg

Scheepers in Guangzhou 2011

http://www.pattayamail.com/485/pictures/s1_1_485.jpg

Widjaja (retired) in Bali 2001

http://www.pattayamail.com/485/pictures/s1_1_485.jpg

Widjaja (retired) in Bali 2001

this one is from her second title in Pattaya

Will we EVER get the chance to see Vesnina in this thread?

Does anyone have a picture of Meilen Tu with her first trophy in Auckland? I can't find it anymore :(

Will we EVER get the chance to see Vesnina in this thread?
Bump.

Vesnina wins a looooong awaited first title in Hobart 2013:
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/c87.0.403.403/p403x403/217887_10151284406414209_1764478978_n.jpg

Bump.

Vesnina wins a looooong awaited first title in Hobart 2013:
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/c87.0.403.403/p403x403/217887_10151284406414209_1764478978_n.jpg

:hearts::bounce:

Small pic of Daniilidou's 2002 's-Hertogenbosch victory on PAGE 2. Better than the nothing before.

http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Notes&Netcords/2002/June24.pdf

Dokic and Tammy :hearts: :awww:

Roberta Vinci, Bogota '07.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/LordFlasheart/trophy.jpg

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Monterrey 2010

http://www.anastasiapavlyuchenkova.ru/images/uploaded/diary_big/000009.jpg

Melinda Czink, Quebec City 2009.

http://www.wtatennis.com/javaImages/e/28/0,,12781~7219214,00.jpg

Mona Barthel, Hobart 2012

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Mona+Barthel+2012+Hobart+International+Day+bWnFcHU hAXOl.jpg