[WtaTour4Ever]

Did anyone here go last year?

I'm trying to plan a trip to Cali this year and go to the championships toward the beginning of the tourny.

Also my sister (non tennis fan) is going so I hope to find a weekend spa type thing to go to. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I don't even know what city the tourny is in LA right? I don't have macromedia or something installed so I can't view the information on the tour championship web site!!

 

[Knizzle]

Did anyone here go last year?

I'm trying to plan a trip to Cali this year and go to the championships toward the beginning of the tourny.

Also my sister (non tennis fan) is going so I hope to find a weekend spa type thing to go to. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I don't even know what city the tourny is in LA right? I don't have macromedia or something installed so I can't view the information on the tour championship web site!!

Yes it is in LA, it's at the staples center, where the Lakers play their home games.

 

[vs1]

I went last year and went to every single match and it was AMAZING!!! Don't buy tickets ahead of time. If it is the same as last year, you can get 1/2 off tickets (or two for the price of one) at the box office. Get the cheapest tickets and then just make your way down to the front row. It's at the Staple Centre where the Lakers play. Right in the financial district area. Very easy to get to. Right in LA, not a suburb. Don't know of any spas but hey, this is LA!!! You can find EVERYTHING there!!! I totally encourage you to go! You'll be able to meet every player. I EASILY got autographs. I got Serena's autograph three times and Monica's autograph twice! Monica even chatted with me a bit. I almost proposed to her but then she had to go get her trophy for the Sanex Hero of the Year! But I think she was getting ready to say yes to my proposal! Imagine...I could be Mr. Monica Seles right now! Oh well...anyhow, I recommend it!!!

 

[Jeff]

vs1, how did you get autographs? When I went, I felt totally isolated from the players...sitting way back in timbuktu

Did manage to get a picture with Pam Shriver, but had to race to catch her as she was leaving the staple center

 

[Kart]

I got Serena's autograph three times and Monica's autograph twice! Monica even chatted with me a bit. I almost proposed to her but then she had to go get her trophy for the Sanex Hero of the Year! But I think she was getting ready to say yes to my proposal! Imagine...I could be Mr. Monica Seles right now! Oh well...anyhow, I recommend it!!!

Maybe I should do that instead of my proposals by post - at least then I'd get a reply .

 

[Rollo]

Don't buy tickets ahead of time. If it is the same as last year, you can get 1/2 off tickets (or two for the price of one) at the box office

That's smart VS and congrats to you but it shows me just how far the tour championships have sunk since moving out of the Garden.

 

[Jakub]

vs1 , you are so lucky

 

[alfajeffster]

That's smart VS and congrats to you but it shows me just how far the tour championships have sunk since moving out of the Garden.

I agree- I miss the tournament at Madison Square Garden, even though I never thought watching a yellow tennis ball against a light blue carpet background and white lines was all that great for viewing tennis, let alone the TV coverage. Hey, here's a thought: move the U.S. Open out West to, let's say, Pasadena, and move the WTA championships back to the Garden! Think anyone in White Plains is ready to make the move?