ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - Russia's Vera Zvonareva and American Venus Williams have clinched the two remaining singles spots in the Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2008, set to take place at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from November 4 to 9, 2008. The world's Top 8 singles players and Top 4 doubles teams from the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season will compete for the season-ending title and a share of the record prize money of $4.45 million.
Venus Williams will be making her third appearance at the event, having reached the semifinals in her first two appearances, in 1999 and 2002. Zvonareva will be making her second appearance, having fallen in the round robin stage in 2004.
The final qualifiers join an acclaimed list of players competing at this season's Championships, held for the first time in Doha. Previous qualifiers are world No.1 Jelena Jankovic, Roland Garros champion Ana Ivanovic, US Open champion Serena Williams, new world No.2 Dinara Safina, Olympic singles gold medalist Elena Dementieva and former US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Good field.
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