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The official podcast of the WTA. Bringing fans more in-depth WTA news & analysis. Podcast hosted by Courtney Nguyen, Senior Writer, WTA Insider.

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Champions Corner: Kvitova c...

03.07.2021

Petra Kvitova captured her 28th career title at the 2021 Qatar Total Open, defeating Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 6-1 in the final. With the win, Kvitova won her first title since 2019 Stuttgart and tallied her tour-leading 20th victory in Doha. ...

WTA Insider Podcast episodes:

10.19.2018 2018 WTA Finals Preview (w/ Pete Odgers, Sophie Amiach, and Mikey Perera) The draw is done and the groups are set for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, and the WTA World Feed commentary team can't contain their excitement. Pete Odgers, Sophie Amiach, and Mikey Perera join ...
10.07.2018 Champions Corner: Caroline Wozniacki wins big in Beijing as Singapore looms World No.2 Caroline Wozniacki pitched up to the China Open and laid down the perfect week. En route to her 30th career title in Beijing, the reigning Australian Open champion booked her spot for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore ...
10.01.2018 Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka dominates in Wuhan (also w/ Dmitry Tursunov) Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka consolidated her incredible summer hardcourt season with the biggest title of her career, dominating the field to win the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open. Now up to a career-high No.16, Sabalenka and her coach Dmitry Tursunov join the ...
09.30.2018 Team #AngryBirds and Team Benelux (name pending) qualify for Singapore (w/ Sestini-Hlavackova/Strycova, Schuurs/Mertens) The doubles field for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore is nearly set, as two more teams booked their spots at the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open. Hear from both teams on this episode. First up are the Czech duo from ...
09.24.2018 Champions Corner: Karolina Pliskova aces Tokyo Karolina Pliskova boosted her chances for Singapore with the best serving performance of her career to win her second title of 2018 at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. En route to the title, Pliskova saved match points in her third ...
09.10.2018 Champions Corner: Naomi Osaka wins the US Open Naomi Osaka became the 1st Japanese player, man or woman, to win a major title at the US Open, by defeating her self-professed idol Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 in Saturday's final. Hear from the 20-year-old in her own words, as ...
09.08.2018 US Open Final Preview: Serena vs. Naomi (w/ Ava Wallace & Akatsuki Uchida) Courtney Nguyen is joined by Ava Wallace (Washington Post) and Akatsuki Uchida (Smash Magazine) to preview the 2018 US Open final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka.
08.25.2018 2018 US Open Preview (w/ Reem Abulleil) Simona, Sloane, and Serena. Those are the three names on everyone's lips as the 2018 US Open is set to begin. And they're all in the same half of the draw. Reem Abulleil joins the podcast to break down the ...
08.19.2018 Champions Corner: Kiki Bertens stuns in Cincinnati Kiki Bertens put an exclamation mark on her stellar summer hardcourt season, saving match point to defeat No.1 Simona Halep in three sets to win the biggest title of her career at the Western & Southern Open. The win Berten's ...
08.13.2018 Champions Corner: Simona Halep wins Montreal and qualifies for the WTA Finals World No.1 Simona Halep put in a "brutal effort" to win her third title of the season and second in Montreal at the Coupe Rogers. Coming off a lengthy break after Wimbledon, the Romanian defeated four Top 20 players and ...
08.06.2018 Champions Corner: Mihaela Buzarnescu's seals it in San Jose Mihaela Buzarnescu secured her 1st WTA title and Top 20 debut with a dominant win over Maria Sakkari to capture the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose. It's easy to forget just how far this result seemed 12 months ...
07.09.2018 Kim Clijsters relishing her mentoring role as she returns to Singapore Former No.1 and four-time major champion Kim Clijsters joins the podcast from Wimbledon to discuss her returning role as a WTA Finals Legends Ambassador and how she's found herself in a mentoring role for the game's young stars.
07.05.2018 #WomenThatAchieve: Anne Worcester on Wimbledon, equality, and social change In what is quickly becoming a Wimbledon tradition, Connecticut Open Tournament Director Anne Worcester joins the podcast once again from the All England Club to reflect on the progress she's seen over the years in women's tennis and looks ahead ...
06.25.2018 Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova's dream season continues in Birmingham In what many would consider Petra Kvitova's best WTA season, the big-hitting Czech won six titles in 2011, capturing her first Wimbledon title before finishing the season as the WTA Finals champion. But how about this: Kvitova now has five ...
06.10.2018 Champions Corner: Simona Halep reflects on her bumpy road to the Roland Garros title It always felt inevitable, but in sports you never know. No.1 Simona Halep finally got her hands on the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen she's been dreaming of as a child, coming back to defeat Sloane Stephens to win the 2018 French ...
06.08.2018 RG18 Final Preview: Simona vs. Sloane The Roland Garros final is set and it will pit No.1 Simona Halep's quest to snap her 0-3 record in major finals to finally win the one tournament she holds dear to her heart, against No.10 Sloane Stephens' 6-0 record ...
06.03.2018 RG18 Roundtable: Dissecting the draw after Week 1 With Week 1 of the French Open in the books, Senior Writer Courtney Nguyen assembles a roundtable of journalists in Paris to break down what we've learned so far, where Garbiñe Muguruza has looked impressive, Elina Svitolina's exit was surprising, ...
05.20.2018 Champions Corner: Svitolina slides to the double in Rome (w/ Andrew Bettles) Elina Svitolina is now 8-0 in her last 8 finals after rolling to a 6-0, 6-4 win over Simona Halep to win her 3rd title of 2018 and defend her Internzaionali BNL d'Italia title. Is this the year the Ukrainian ...
05.13.2018 Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova surprises herself with Madrid title run (w/ Jiri Vanek) The numbers speak for themselves. Petra Kvitova leads the tour in match-wins and has a tour-leading four titles to her name after winning her record-setting third Mutua Madrid Open title. And it's not even mid-May. Kvitova and her coach Jiri ...
04.30.2018 Champions Corner: Karolina Pliskova keeps pounding in Stuttgart Karolina Pliskova captured her first title of the season in the indoor clay in Stuttgart, defeating CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6(2), 6-4 to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The Czech joined the podcast to discuss how her game has evolved on ...
04.23.2018 Laura Siegemund wants to psych you out. Laura Siegemund was on a clay-court roll last spring before she went down in a heap ahead of the French Open, blowing out her ACL during a match at the Nuremberg Open. Sidelined for 10 months, Siegemund used her time ...
04.16.2018 First Quarter Review: So far, so good (w/ Reem Abulleil) The first three and a half months of the WTA season are in the books and it's time to hit the pause button to reflect on what we've learned so far. Freelance tennis reporter and Sport360.com contributor Reem Abulleil joins ...
04.09.2018 Champions Corner: Kiki Bertens conquers Charleston You know it's the clay season when Kiki Bertens starts taking home titles. The 26-year-old clay court stalwart kicked off her clay season by capturing the biggest title of her career on Sunday, defeating Julia Goerges 6-2, 6-1 to win ...
03.31.2018 Champions Corner: Sloane Stephens sizzles in Miami Since her return from foot surgery last summer, Sloane Stephens has won two of the six biggest titles on offer. This week she struck gold again on home soil, defeating four consecutive major champions to win the Miami Open, her ...
03.13.2018 Slicing and Dicing with Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu has the most unique game on tour and a cult following to show for it. The 20-year-old Romanian relies heavily on a forehand slice that can drive her opponents batty, as evidenced by her gritty three-set win over ...
02.18.2018 Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova wins Doha, returns to Top 10 The statistics behind Petra Kvitova's last three weeks are astounding. The Czech returned to the Top 10 for the first time since June 2016 after scoring her 13th consecutive win, beating Garbiñe Muguruza in he final to win her second ...
02.05.2018 Petra the Great reigns in St. Petersburg Petra Kvitova dominated the week at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, losing just three games in the final against Kristina Mladenovic to lift her 21st career title and her first of the 2018 season. The Czech champion moved her astounding ...
01.29.2018 Champions Corner: Caroline Wozniacki conquers Oz Nearly four years since making her last major final, Caroline Wozniacki silenced the doubters by winning her maiden major at the Australian Open, playing a gutsy, gritty, and emotional final to edge Simona Halep 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4. In addition to ...
01.26.2018 Australian Open Final Chat: Halep & Wozniacki ready for battle It will be World No.1 Simona Halep vs. No.2 Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open final on Saturday, with the winner guaranteed their first major title and the No.1 ranking. Both finalists joined the podcast on the eve of the ...
01.13.2018 2018 Australian Open Draw Preview (feat. Carole Bouchard) What does the first Slam of the season have in store? It's set to be a showcase for the current strength of the women's game. The draw is out and French tennis journalist Carole Bouchard joins the podcast to preview ...
01.08.2018 New Year, New Attitude, New Angie Kerber After an incredible 2016 season that saw her win two major titles, overtake Serena Williams at No.1, and make a total of eight event finals, Angelique Kerber started 2017 at No.1 and finished at No.22. After struggling to find her ...
01.08.2018 Champions Corner: Elina Svitolina begins with a bang in Brisbane No one won more WTA titles in 2017 than Elina Svitolina, so of course the 23-year-old would kick off her 2018 season with yet another trophy, winning the Brisbane International. En route to her 10th career title, the Ukrainian defeated ...
12.30.2017 Sam Stosur gets a taste of the 'normal life' After an ill-timed hand injury derailed her 2017 season, Sam Stosur is healthy and ready to get back in the mix. WTA Insider caught up with the Aussie ahead of her home tournament at the Brisbane International to talk about ...
12.05.2017 Petra Kvitova on sportsmanship and respect As she readies for the 2018 season, Petra Kvitova joins the podcast after being awarded the WTA Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the sixth time in the last seven years. Subscribe to the WTA Insider Podcast on iTunes or any ...
11.29.2017 Jo Konta keeps it real under the British spotlight World No.9 Johanna Konta joins the podcast from London to discuss her 2017 Player of the Year award from the Lawn Tennis Writer's Association and how she's navigated the media maelstrom during her best season ever. The British No.1 also ...
11.20.2017 On Jana Novotna's Life and Legacy (w/ Pam Shriver) Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Pam Shriver joins the podcast to reflect on the sad and stunning news that former World No.2 Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49. The Czech legend passed away peacefully after a ...
11.05.2017 Champions Corner: Julia Goerges surges in Zhuhai After losing her first three finals of the season, Julia Goerges surged to the 2017 finish line, winning her last nine matches and back-to-back titles at the Kremlin Cup and WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai to finish the year at a ...
10.31.2017 Exit interview: Martina Hingis closes the book on her 23-year-career Martina Hingis joins the WTA Insider Podcast one last time as an active player, after announcing the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global would be her final tournament. Hingis reflects on her storied 23-year-career, which began as ...
10.30.2017 Champions Corner: Caroline Wozniacki wins the WTA Finals Caroline Wozniacki capped off one of the best seasons of her career with the biggest title of her career, capturing her first season-ending title at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. The 27-year-old sits down to ...
10.29.2017 Lucky No.13: Simona Halep caps off 2017 at No.1 Simona Halep sits down for one last chat after finishing the season as the WTA year-end No.1 presented by Dubai Duty Free. Halep reflects on her "crazy good" 2017 season and takes the No.1 quiz. No.1 food? No.1 drink? No.1 ...
10.28.2017 Singapore Dispatch: Caroline Garcia's French Footie Fandom Where was Caroline Garcia when she found out she qualified for her first BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global? Why at the Grand Stade de Lyon watching her favorite football team play. Garcia joined the WTA Insider ...
10.26.2017 State of the Tour: CEO Steve Simon reflects on a season of change on the WTA Tour WTA CEO Steve Simon and President Micky Lawler sit down with the media at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global to look back on the WTA season, both on the court and off the court. Simon ...
10.24.2017 Legends Corner: Martina Navratilova weighs in on the Slams vs. No.1 debate Martina Navratilova joins the podcast to discuss the different challenges of winning a Slam vs. finishing a year No.1, and gives us on a history lesson on why the majors were not the top priority for players in the 70s ...
10.21.2017 Porsche Race to Singapore Podium Podcast with No.1 Simona Halep World No.1 Simona Halep reflects on her dramatic finish to win the inaugural Porsche Race to Singapore, beating out Garbiñe Muguruza by just 40 points to end the regular season atop the Porsche Race to Singapore leaderboard. In a season ...
10.21.2017 Singapore Dispatch: Karolina Pliskova in conversation World No.3 Karolina Pliskova sits down for a casual and free-wheeling chat about her stellar 2017 season, which saw her rule the hard courts, make a surprise run to the French Open semifinals, and get comfortable in the role as ...
10.20.2017 Singapore Dispatch: Breaking down the Red and White Groups WTA commentators Pete Odgers and Mikey Perera join the podcast after the draw ceremony at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, to discuss their initial reactions to a draw that saw counter-punchers land in the Red ...
10.08.2017 Champions Corner: Caroline Garcia wins the China Open Caroline Garcia became the 1st player to ever win the Wuhan-Beijing double, backing up her title run at last week's Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open with an even more impressive win at the China Open, where she defeated two Top 5 ...
10.07.2017 Simona Halep: World No.1 On the fourth time of asking, Simona Halep finally did it. The 26-year-old is set to become the 25th WTA World No.1 when the rankings are released on Monday, after a week in Beijing that saw her avenge two devasting ...
10.02.2017 Champions Corner: Caroline Garcia wows in Wuhan Five months ago, Caroline Garcia couldn't even bend over to put her socks on, so bad was a back injury that derailed her season. On Saturday she won the biggest title captured by a French woman since Marion Bartoli won ...
09.19.2017 Rosie Casals reflects on WTA history Once called "the Liza Minelli of women's tennis", Rosie Casals was built to be a revolutionary, and as one of the WTA's "Original 9", revolutionize she did. Casals joins the WTA Insider podcast to reflect on the history of the ...

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WTA Insider Podcast episodes:

2018 WTA Finals Preview (w/ Pete Odgers, Sophie Amiach, and Mikey Perera)

Champions Corner: Caroline Wozniacki wins big in Beijing as Singapore looms

Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka dominates in Wuhan (also w/ Dmitry Tursunov)

Team #AngryBirds and Team Benelux (name pending) qualify for Singapore (w/ Sestini-Hlavackova/Strycova, Schuurs/Mertens)

Champions Corner: Karolina Pliskova aces Tokyo

Champions Corner: Naomi Osaka wins the US Open

US Open Final Preview: Serena vs. Naomi (w/ Ava Wallace & Akatsuki Uchida)

2018 US Open Preview (w/ Reem Abulleil)

Champions Corner: Kiki Bertens stuns in Cincinnati

Champions Corner: Simona Halep wins Montreal and qualifies for the WTA Finals

Champions Corner: Mihaela Buzarnescu's seals it in San Jose

Kim Clijsters relishing her mentoring role as she returns to Singapore

#WomenThatAchieve: Anne Worcester on Wimbledon, equality, and social change

Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova's dream season continues in Birmingham

Champions Corner: Simona Halep reflects on her bumpy road to the Roland Garros title

RG18 Final Preview: Simona vs. Sloane

RG18 Roundtable: Dissecting the draw after Week 1

Champions Corner: Svitolina slides to the double in Rome (w/ Andrew Bettles)

Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova surprises herself with Madrid title run (w/ Jiri Vanek)

Champions Corner: Karolina Pliskova keeps pounding in Stuttgart

Laura Siegemund wants to psych you out.

First Quarter Review: So far, so good (w/ Reem Abulleil)

Champions Corner: Kiki Bertens conquers Charleston

Champions Corner: Sloane Stephens sizzles in Miami

Slicing and Dicing with Monica Niculescu

Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova wins Doha, returns to Top 10

Petra the Great reigns in St. Petersburg

Champions Corner: Caroline Wozniacki conquers Oz

Australian Open Final Chat: Halep & Wozniacki ready for battle

2018 Australian Open Draw Preview (feat. Carole Bouchard)

New Year, New Attitude, New Angie Kerber

Champions Corner: Elina Svitolina begins with a bang in Brisbane

Sam Stosur gets a taste of the 'normal life'

Petra Kvitova on sportsmanship and respect

Jo Konta keeps it real under the British spotlight

On Jana Novotna's Life and Legacy (w/ Pam Shriver)

Champions Corner: Julia Goerges surges in Zhuhai

Exit interview: Martina Hingis closes the book on her 23-year-career

Champions Corner: Caroline Wozniacki wins the WTA Finals

Lucky No.13: Simona Halep caps off 2017 at No.1

Singapore Dispatch: Caroline Garcia's French Footie Fandom

State of the Tour: CEO Steve Simon reflects on a season of change on the WTA Tour

Legends Corner: Martina Navratilova weighs in on the Slams vs. No.1 debate

Porsche Race to Singapore Podium Podcast with No.1 Simona Halep

Singapore Dispatch: Karolina Pliskova in conversation

Singapore Dispatch: Breaking down the Red and White Groups

Champions Corner: Caroline Garcia wins the China Open

Simona Halep: World No.1

Champions Corner: Caroline Garcia wows in Wuhan

Rosie Casals reflects on WTA history

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