What is Women's Tennis Association?
{{update|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox Sports league | title = WTA Tour | current_season =2014 WTA Tour | last_season =2013 WTA Tour | Formerly = | sport = [[Tennis]] | founded = June 1973 | inaugural = | teams = | country = | venue = | champion = | most_champs = | qualification = | folded = | website = | singles = | ceo = | Director = | TV = | related_comps = | Founder = [[Billie Jean King]] }} The '''Women's Tennis Association (WTA)''', formed in 1973 by [[Billie Jean King]], is the main organizing body of women's professional [[tennis]]. It organizes the '''WTA Tour''', the worldwide [[professional]] tennis tour for women. The WTA's counterpart organization for men's professional tennis is the [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP). The WTA was formed in the month of June 1973, and is able to trace its beginnings back to [[Houston, Texas]], with the first [[Virginia Slims]] tournament, which was organized by [[Gladys Heldman]] and held in September 1970. The WTA gives out [[WTA Awards|awards]] every year for players who have done well during the season. The WTA is based in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. ==WTA rankings== *Rankings as of 4 August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/singles-rankings|title=WTA Rankings (singles)|publisher=WTATennis.com|accessdate=August 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/doubles-rankings|title=WTA Rankings (doubles)|publisher=WTATennis.com|accessdate=August 4, 2014}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Singles=== {| class=wikitable ! # ! Player ! Previous ! Movement |- ! 1 | {{flagathlete|[[Serena Williams]]|USA}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- ! 2 | {{flagathlete|[[Li Na]]|CHN}} || 2 || {{steady}} |- ! 3 | {{flagathlete|[[Simona Halep]]|ROU}} || 3 || {{steady}} |- ! 4 | {{flagathlete|[[Petra Kvitová]]|CZE}} || 4 || {{steady}} |- ! 5 | {{flagathlete|[[Agnieszka Radwańska]]|POL}} || 5 || {{steady}} |- ! 6 | {{flagathlete|[[