(L-R) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, Serena Williams of United States, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva of Russia and Venus William of United States line up during the draw for the WTA Championships at the Museum of Islamic Art in the Qatari capital Doha on October 25, 2009. The 1.55-million-dollar championship willl take place in Doha between October 27 and November 1. The eight players are split into two groups of four with the top two in each making the semi-finals. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

(L-R) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, Serena Williams of United States, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva of Russia and Venus William of United States line up during the draw for the WTA Championships at the Museum of Islamic Art in the Qatari capital Doha on October 25, 2009. The 1.55-million-dollar championship willl take place in Doha between October 27 and November 1. The eight players are split into two groups of four with the top two in each making the semi-finals.

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