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**Pa33anger** · 08-08-2012, 01:46 AM

SERENA WILLIAMS TO HIGHLIGHT DAY SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 11

STANFORD, Calif. (www.BankOfTheWestClassic.com) - Defending tournament champion Serena Williams will play her first 2012 Bank of the West Classic match on Wednesday, July 11.

Williams' opening match will take place during Wednesday's day session, with the contest not to be played before 3 p.m. Following a first-round bye, Williams will either face a qualifier or Stanford junior Nicole Gibbs, the 2012 NCAA singles and doubles champion.

Williams added another title to her trophy collection yesterday, outlasting Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to capture her fifth career Wimbledon title and 14th major championship.

Currently ranked No. 6, Williams has now won 42 career titles. Williams, who defeated Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-1 in last year's Bank of the West Classic singles final, is bidding to become the first player to win the Bank of the West Classic in consecutive seasons since Kim Clijsters accomplished the feat in 2005 and 2006.

Monday's order of play will be announced later this afternoon. The 2012 Bank of the West Classic will be held from July 9-15 at the Taube Family Tennis Center at Stanford University. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 866-WTA-TIXS (866-982-8497) or by logging on to www.BankoftheWestClassic.com. Individual session tickets to the tournament's opening round start at $26.

ABOUT THE BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC: The Bank of the West Classic is one of the oldest women-only professional tennis tournaments in the world and is the first stop of the Emirates Airline US Open Series. A WTA Premier event, the Bank of the West Classic features a 28-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $740,000. Held on Stanford University's campus at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium since 1997, former champions include: Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams. The Bank of the West Classic is owned and operated by IMG.

ABOUT BANK OF THE WEST: Founded in 1874, $62.4 billion-asset Bank of the West (www.bankofthewest.com), member FDIC and equal housing lender, offers a wide range of personal, commercial, wealth management and international banking services. The bank operates more than 700 retail and commercial banking locations in 19 Western and Midwestern states. Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, which has a presence in 80 countries with nearly 200,000 employees.

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Pa33anger Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 713 Senior Member	SERENA WILLIAMS TO HIGHLIGHT DAY SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 STANFORD, Calif. (www.BankOfTheWestClassic.com) - Defending tournament champion Serena Williams will play her first 2012 Bank of the West Classic match on Wednesday, July 11. Williams' opening match will take place during Wednesday's day session, with the contest not to be played before 3 p.m. Following a first-round bye, Williams will either face a qualifier or Stanford junior Nicole Gibbs, the 2012 NCAA singles and doubles champion. Williams added another title to her trophy collection yesterday, outlasting Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to capture her fifth career Wimbledon title and 14th major championship. Currently ranked No. 6, Williams has now won 42 career titles. Williams, who defeated Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-1 in last year's Bank of the West Classic singles final, is bidding to become the first player to win the Bank of the West Classic in consecutive seasons since Kim Clijsters accomplished the feat in 2005 and 2006. Monday's order of play will be announced later this afternoon. The 2012 Bank of the West Classic will be held from July 9-15 at the Taube Family Tennis Center at Stanford University. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 866-WTA-TIXS (866-982-8497) or by logging on to www.BankoftheWestClassic.com. Individual session tickets to the tournament's opening round start at $26. ABOUT THE BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC: The Bank of the West Classic is one of the oldest women-only professional tennis tournaments in the world and is the first stop of the Emirates Airline US Open Series. A WTA Premier event, the Bank of the West Classic features a 28-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $740,000. Held on Stanford University's campus at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium since 1997, former champions include: Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams. The Bank of the West Classic is owned and operated by IMG. ABOUT BANK OF THE WEST: Founded in 1874, $62.4 billion-asset Bank of the West (www.bankofthewest.com), member FDIC and equal housing lender, offers a wide range of personal, commercial, wealth management and international banking services. The bank operates more than 700 retail and commercial banking locations in 19 Western and Midwestern states. Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, which has a presence in 80 countries with nearly 200,000 employees.
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