WTA Tour Tennis lacks the graphical polish of the competition, but it still looks good enough. The game has a simple, clean look to it, but on a whole there isn't much texture detail. The animation is good, and in certain situations you'll see players make shots from behind their back or between their legs. There are some decent looking touches as well. Players will kick up dust as they move around the court, and their racquets will light up in a small starburst when they execute a really strong shot. Unfortunately, the game suffers from some pretty serious frame rate problems. The frame rate is pretty solid during singles matches, but it fluctuates wildly during doubles matches, making what might've been a rousing four-player game a virtually unplayable mess.
The sound in WTA Tour Tennis is greatly understated, but what's there is pretty good. The sound of the ball making contact with the racquet is quite satisfying, and players will grunt and shout throughout the match. The ambient crowd effects are well executed, and you'll occasionally hear members of the crowd cheering on specific players. Music is only played behind the menu screens, though what music is there is very forgettable filler.
Fans of arcade-style tennis games like Virtua Tennis or Smash Court will probably find the gameplay in WTA Tour Tennis a bit sluggish, and the lack of variety in the modes doesn't help the game's case, either. On its own terms, WTA Tour Tennis offers a decent game of one-on-one tennis, but if you really crave some solid four-player court action, you'd be much better off looking elsewhere.
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