Fifty Years of the WTA
Serena vs. BJK, Evert vs. Barty, Graf vs. Sharapova: Across 50 years, imagine these match-ups between WTA greats
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Chapter 7: 50 years after the WTA was created, its future is now—and never-ending
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Chapter 6: Austin, Graf, Sharapova and Raducanu exemplify the WTA's capacity for teenage stars
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Chapter 5: Venus and Serena Williams are perhaps the greatest story in the history of sports
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Serena vs. BJK, Evert vs. Barty, Graf vs. Sharapova: Across 50 years, imagine these match-ups between WTA greats
A wide range of styles ensure that the tour will never stop growing, as Chapter 9 of our year-long series explains.
Published Oct 06, 2023
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!["It's been one of the great success stories," says Lesley Visser, on the WTA Tour's wide range of styles.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/ihklovszq1wlac0wxpct.jpg)
"It's been one of the great success stories," says Lesley Visser, on the WTA Tour's wide range of styles.
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![“These two are both such great competitors and very emotional. So it gets down to who can best control their emotions.”](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/e11n5fqajatnkanwp9l7.jpg)
“These two are both such great competitors and very emotional. So it gets down to who can best control their emotions.”
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![“Barty had every bit as good a temperament as Evert.”](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/dvml8zgfcvggq68cc1ld.jpg)
“Barty had every bit as good a temperament as Evert.”
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![One fascinating aspect: Osaka’s aggressive service returns versus a frequent net-rusher—a style she’s never encountered.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/empsldrtbe1gl5sqswib.jpg)
One fascinating aspect: Osaka’s aggressive service returns versus a frequent net-rusher—a style she’s never encountered.
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![Both were willful and strong off the ground, Graf usually with her forehand, Sharapova off the backhand side.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/avkquumirstzoqsphtl0.jpg)
Both were willful and strong off the ground, Graf usually with her forehand, Sharapova off the backhand side.
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![So far in her career, Swiatek has won three of her four majors at Roland Garros. Court won the singles title there five times.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/qimxdzuezxaqpl2jxap9.jpg)
So far in her career, Swiatek has won three of her four majors at Roland Garros. Court won the singles title there five times.