索非亞(保加利亞首都)接手舉辦小年終 - 網球 Tennis

Sofia To Host Tournament Of Champions
索非亞(保加利亞首都)將接手舉辦小年終

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LONDON, United Kingdom - The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has announced
that the Tournament of Champions, the annual season-ending event for the
WTA's top International tournament winners, will take place in Sofia,
Bulgaria in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The tournament will be staged at the brand
new state-of-the-art Arena Sofia, which is set to be unveiled next month, and
feature established and next generation stars competing for a share of
$750,000 in prize money.

WTA宣布，小年終賽事明年起將在保加利亞的索非亞舉行。這項賽事將在當地下個月揭幕的
新場地進行，並將總獎金提高到75萬美金(原賽事為60萬)。

The top six highest-ranked players who have won an International tournament
during the regular WTA season and who are not participating in singles for
the year-end TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, will
compete in the single-elimination format event. Additionally, two wildcards
will have the opportunity to compete in the event.

該年贏得International級賽事、無法進入伊斯坦堡年終賽的六位最高排名選手與兩位外卡
將進行單淘汰賽事以決定賽事冠軍。

The Tournament of Champions represents the championships for the
International tournaments, bringing a season-long link and race tying
together the 31 International WTA events. This year's Commonwealth Bank
Tournament of Champions will take place on November 2-6, 2011 in Indonesia,
Bali, rounding out its three year commitment.

小年終賽事代表整年31項WTA International級賽事的年終賽事。今年即將屆滿三年合作約
的印尼峇厘島小年終賽事將在11/02-11/06進行。

"We are excited about bringing the Tournament of Champions to the beautiful
city of Sofia. It has been 22 years since the WTA has held an event in
Bulgaria, so it is an exciting opportunity to showcase a new generation of
WTA stars to the fans in Bulgaria," said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of
the WTA.

「我們對能在索菲亞這座美麗城市進行小年終賽感到興奮。這是WTA22年來再度於保加利亞
舉辦比賽，這也是介紹新生代WTA球星給保加利亞球迷的絕佳機會。」WTA執行長說。

"We are very happy and proud that the WTA chose Bulgaria and Sofia as host of
one of the most prestigious events - the Tournament of Champions," said
Stefan Tzvetkov, president of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation and tournament
director of the Tournament of Champions.

「我們很高興WTA選擇保加利亞的索菲亞作為著名賽事之一─小年終的舉辦地。」保加利亞
網協會長與賽事執行長說。

"This will be the biggest tennis event ever organized in our country," he
added. "It will be a very good opportunity for promoting our wonderful city
and country as a first class tourist, event and business destination. I also
hope it will be an additional boost for the fast developing tennis in
Bulgaria. We will do our best to ensure a wonderful week for all players,
guests and spectators."

「這將會是我們國家有史以來舉辦的最大網球賽事。這將是給予這城市、這國家成為最好
的觀光、活動與經濟集散地的機會。我也希望這能帶動保加利亞的網球發展。我們會盡力
讓所有選手、貴賓與觀眾有個完美的一周。」他說。

Bulgaria's Maleeva sisters - Manuela, Katerina and Magdalena - were an
impressive presence on the WTA for nearly a quarter of a century. Each of the
women cracked the Top 10 during her career (Manuela rose as high as No.3) and
in 1992 all three simultaneously ranked inside the Top 15. The current
Bulgarian No.1 is Tsvetana Pironkova, who last year became the country's
first Wimbledon semifinalist.

保加利亞的Maleeva三姊妹是近四分之一世紀前WTA選手中令人印象深刻的姊妹檔。三位皆
曾進入世界排名前十(Manuela Maleeva更曾來到第三)，且1992年三位都同時在前15位。
現在的保加利亞一姐是Tsvetana Pironkova，去年是該國首位打進溫網四強的女子選手。

Aravane Rezai won the inaugural Tournament of Champions in Bali in 2009,
while Ana Ivanovic triumphed last year.

Aravane Rezai是首屆小年終賽的冠軍，而衛冕冠軍是Ana Ivanovic。
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