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steven · steven

All 3 Brits have drawn Japanese qualifiers in R1 - unfortunately, Emily was defeated 1 & by her opponent in Gifu last year though. L32: Emily Webley-Smith WR 404 v (Q) Riko Sawayanagi (JPN) WR 429 (= CH) L32: (5) Tara Moore WR 253 v (Q) Yurina Koshino (JPN) WR 568 (CH 533 in 2012) L32: (2) Samantha Mur...

steven · steven

Harriet should be in the main draw here. FQR: Jazzamay Drew UNR v Ivana Horvat (AUT) UNR

steven · steven

Just 28 players in the main draw here, but we'll be lucky to get more than one Brit through (or perhaps even one, though Yuriko is the lower-ranked Miyazaki), I think. That said, Bojanic is very up and down and Dasha was competitive against her opponent last week, so you never know! L32: Antonia Smallbo...

steven · steven

L32: (7) Manisha Foster WR 689 v Anna Bogoslavets (UKR) UNR (16yo; CH 1020 last Jun)

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: WHITE, Katherine (GBR UNR beat JOHNS, Charity (USA) UNR 6-2 6-0 Q2: WHITE, Katherine (GBR UNR v COCHRAN, Megan (USA) UNR -- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 21st of May 2014 05:37:42 PM

Peter too · Peter too

R1: HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) UNR v FOMINA, Alona (UKR) WC 8 695

steven · steven

L32: Heather Watson WR 112 v (2) Klára Koukalová (CZE) WR 31 (CH 20 in 2013) Not a great R1 draw for either of them, I'd say. I was surprised to see Klara listed under her maiden name - turns out she got divorced in January and reverted back from Zakopalová to Koukalová last month. -- Edited by steven on Mond...

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: THOMAS, Elizabeth (GBR) v Bye Q2: THOMAS, Elizabeth (GBR) UNR v CURNIC, Marija (CRO) 3 1257

steven · steven

Naomi, Samantha and possible Tara should be seeded in the main draw. Jade withdrew 4 days ago. QR1: (q3) Emily Webley-Smith WR 410 v (wc) Makoto Yamaguchi (JPN) UNR (17yo) QR1: Anna Smith WR 454 v (q7) Tori Kinard (USA) WR 425 (= CH) -- Edited by steven on Saturday 10th of May 2014 04:02:05 PM

steven · steven

Lucy (seeded), Dasha, Jessica Simpson & Fran should be in the main draw. FQR: Antonia Smallbone UNR v (q2) Yekaterina Gubanova (KAZ) WR 1163 (= CH; top 250 junior earlier this year) FQR: Aimee Gibson UNR v (q5) Teodora Radosavljevic (SRB) WR 1212 (= CH; lost 1 & 1 to Katie today)

Jon · Jon

Looks like Harriet and Jazzy are playing here this week. Quite a small field with only a handful of ranked players. It looks as if Harriet may be seeded. -- Edited by steven on Monday 12th of May 2014 09:26:08 PM

steven · steven

Laura Deigman should be a DA here again. QR1: Elizabeth Thomas UNR v (q4) Stefanie Vorih (GER) WR 1167 (CH 1133 last Aug)

steven · steven

L32: Heather Watson WR 122 v (LL) Giulia Gatto-Monticone (ITA) WR 215 (CH 214 last month) L32: Johanna Konta WR 111 v (WC) Myrtille Georges (FRA) WR 288 (CH 245 last May) -- Edited by steven on Monday 5th of May 2014 06:15:03 PM

steven · steven

The main draw is out but the new WTA rankings still aren't - possibly waiting for the Indian Harbour Beach doubles final that was held over until today. Anyway, Brits make up a quarter of the main draw! L32: Eden Silva WR 1129 v Ekaterina Tsiklauri (RUS) WR 1052 (CH 985 last Jun) L32: (7) Danielle Konotop...

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 412 v TANAKA, Yuuki (JPN) 475 (CH=397 Jun 2013) Anna Smith was on the list of qualifiers but doesn't appear in the draw.Naomi, Sam, Tara and Jade are due to appear in the MD

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: MAGNER, Imogen (GBR) UNR v Bye

embee · embee

Here are two interviews with Lisa that have appeared in our paper today where she talks about the financial hardship of being on tour and also how she was advised to give up tennis shortly before she broke on to the main tour. She touches on quite a number of issues in both articles, I hope they're of inter...

steven · steven

FQR: (q5) Amanda Carreras WR 392 v (q14) Anna Klasen (GER) WR 620 (CH 574 last Jul) or Yasmine ben Abdallah (TUN) UNR

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: THOMAS, Elizabeth (GBR) UNR v Bye Laura Deigman is on the list for the main draw -- Edited by steven on Friday 2nd of May 2014 06:00:12 PM

steven · steven

Katy, Katie, Dasha and Harriet should be in the main draw here and it looks like Fran has scraped in too. QR1: Aimee Gibson UNR v Sofia Sabljarevic (SRB) UNR FQR: Savannah Sills UNR v (q1/wc) Ola Abou Zekry (EGY) WR 951 (CH 949 last month) FQR: (q2) Eden Silva WR 1128 v Disha Satish Agarwal (IND) UNR FQR: Gi...

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: WINDLEY, Jade (GBR) 3 283 v YONEMURA, Akiko (JPN) 597 (CH=208 May 2008)Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 401 v MIYAMURA, Miki ((JPN) 6 310 (=CH)Q1: SMITH, Anna (GBR) 445 v HIGUCHI, Yuka (JPN) 491 (CH=396 Aug 2013) Edit: just to get the title into the usual format for ITFs, i.e. "ITF ($75K)"...

steven · steven

Eleanor Dean should be in the main draw again here. QR1: Mollie Crouch UNR v Luisa Ryskova (SVK) FQR: Crouch or Ryskova v (q1) Cristina Ene (ROU) WR 1194 (CH 825 in 2013)

steven · steven

L32: (6) Johanna Konta WR 111 v Viktorija Golubic (SUI) WR 170 (CH 156 last month)

steven · steven

L32: Eleanor Dean WR 922 v (Q) Anastasiya Prenko (TKM) UNR (CH 536 in 2010) Prenko has played Fed Cup for Turkmenistan the last couple of years but didn't play any ITF Pro Circuit matches between November 2012 and earlier this month.

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 8 117 v DANIILIDOU, Eleni (GRE) 290 (CH=14 2003)Edit: just to remove the 2nd "clay" -- Edited by steven on Friday 18th of April 2014 10:11:37 PM

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	Week 21 - ITF ($25K) - Karuizawa, Japan - Grass ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) All 3 Brits have drawn Japanese qualifiers in R1 - unfortunately, Emily was defeated 1 & by her opponent in Gifu last year though. L32: Emily Webley-Smith WR 404 v (Q) Riko Sawayanagi (JPN) WR 429 (= CH) L32: (5) Tara Moore WR 253 v (Q) Yurina Koshino (JPN) WR 568 (CH 533 in 2012) L32: (2) Samantha Mur...	steven	36	3454	May 24, 2014 by steven
	Week 21 - ITF ($10K) - Sousse, Tunisia - Hard ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Harriet should be in the main draw here. FQR: Jazzamay Drew UNR v Ivana Horvat (AUT) UNR	steven	27	2159	May 23, 2014 by paulisi
	Week 21 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt - Hard ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Just 28 players in the main draw here, but we'll be lucky to get more than one Brit through (or perhaps even one, though Yuriko is the lower-ranked Miyazaki), I think. That said, Bojanic is very up and down and Dasha was competitive against her opponent last week, so you never know! L32: Antonia Smallbo...	steven	17	1481	May 22, 2014 by steven
	Week 21 - ITF ($10K) - Ramle, Israel - Hard ( 1 2 ) (Preview) L32: (7) Manisha Foster WR 689 v Anna Bogoslavets (UKR) UNR (16yo; CH 1020 last Jun)	steven	16	1514	May 22, 2014 by Coup Droit
	Week 21 - $10K Sumter, USA Hard (Preview) Q1: WHITE, Katherine (GBR UNR beat JOHNS, Charity (USA) UNR 6-2 6-0 Q2: WHITE, Katherine (GBR UNR v COCHRAN, Megan (USA) UNR -- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 21st of May 2014 05:37:42 PM	Peter too	1	461	May 21, 2014 by Peter too
	Week 21 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey Hard (Preview) R1: HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) UNR v FOMINA, Alona (UKR) WC 8 695	Peter too	1	412	May 21, 2014 by Coup Droit
	Week 20 - ITF ($100K+H) - Prague, Czech Republic - Clay ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 10 ) (Preview) L32: Heather Watson WR 112 v (2) Klára Koukalová (CZE) WR 31 (CH 20 in 2013) Not a great R1 draw for either of them, I'd say. I was surprised to see Klara listed under her maiden name - turns out she got divorced in January and reverted back from Zakopalová to Koukalová last month. -- Edited by steven on Mond...	steven	137	10044	May 19, 2014 by steven
	Week 21 - $10K Bol, Croatia Clay (Preview) Q1: THOMAS, Elizabeth (GBR) v Bye Q2: THOMAS, Elizabeth (GBR) UNR v CURNIC, Marija (CRO) 3 1257	Peter too	1	435	May 18, 2014 by Peter too
	Week 20 - ITF ($50K) - Kurume, Japan - Grass ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Naomi, Samantha and possible Tara should be seeded in the main draw. Jade withdrew 4 days ago. QR1: (q3) Emily Webley-Smith WR 410 v (wc) Makoto Yamaguchi (JPN) UNR (17yo) QR1: Anna Smith WR 454 v (q7) Tori Kinard (USA) WR 425 (= CH) -- Edited by steven on Saturday 10th of May 2014 04:02:05 PM	steven	51	5221	May 18, 2014 by korriban
	Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Lucy (seeded), Dasha, Jessica Simpson & Fran should be in the main draw. FQR: Antonia Smallbone UNR v (q2) Yekaterina Gubanova (KAZ) WR 1163 (= CH; top 250 junior earlier this year) FQR: Aimee Gibson UNR v (q5) Teodora Radosavljevic (SRB) WR 1212 (= CH; lost 1 & 1 to Katie today)	steven	32	2598	May 16, 2014 by Coup Droit
	Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Sousse, Tunisia - Hard ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Looks like Harriet and Jazzy are playing here this week. Quite a small field with only a handful of ranked players. It looks as if Harriet may be seeded. -- Edited by steven on Monday 12th of May 2014 09:26:08 PM	Jon	17	1978	May 16, 2014 by PockyTastic
	Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Bol, Croatia - Clay (Preview) Laura Deigman should be a DA here again. QR1: Elizabeth Thomas UNR v (q4) Stefanie Vorih (GER) WR 1167 (CH 1133 last Aug)	steven	7	1179	May 15, 2014 by Coup Droit
	Week 19 - ITF ($100K) - Cagnes-sur-Mer, France - Clay ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 8 ) (Preview) L32: Heather Watson WR 122 v (LL) Giulia Gatto-Monticone (ITA) WR 215 (CH 214 last month) L32: Johanna Konta WR 111 v (WC) Myrtille Georges (FRA) WR 288 (CH 245 last May) -- Edited by steven on Monday 5th of May 2014 06:15:03 PM	steven	105	7170	May 14, 2014 by ricardo89
	Week 19 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 ) (Preview) The main draw is out but the new WTA rankings still aren't - possibly waiting for the Indian Harbour Beach doubles final that was held over until today. Anyway, Brits make up a quarter of the main draw! L32: Eden Silva WR 1129 v Ekaterina Tsiklauri (RUS) WR 1052 (CH 985 last Jun) L32: (7) Danielle Konotop...	steven	84	6556	May 12, 2014 by Coup Droit
	Week 19 - $50K Fukuoka, Japan Grass ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 8 ) (Preview) Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 412 v TANAKA, Yuuki (JPN) 475 (CH=397 Jun 2013) Anna Smith was on the list of qualifiers but doesn't appear in the draw.Naomi, Sam, Tara and Jade are due to appear in the MD	Peter too	115	7408	May 12, 2014 by steven
	Week 20 - $10K Monzon, Spain Hard (Preview) Q1: MAGNER, Imogen (GBR) UNR v Bye	Peter too	2	686	May 11, 2014 by steven
	Lisa Whybourn on the financial reality of being a tennis player & why so many players give up in their teens ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Here are two interviews with Lisa that have appeared in our paper today where she talks about the financial hardship of being on tour and also how she was advised to give up tennis shortly before she broke on to the main tour. She touches on quite a number of issues in both articles, I hope they're of inter...	embee	27	3472	May 10, 2014 by Ratty
	Week 19 - ITF ($25K) - Tunis, Tunisia - Clay ( 1 2 ) (Preview) FQR: (q5) Amanda Carreras WR 392 v (q14) Anna Klasen (GER) WR 620 (CH 574 last Jul) or Yasmine ben Abdallah (TUN) UNR	steven	16	2243	May 8, 2014 by steven
	Week 19 - ITF ($10K) - Bol, Croatia - Clay (Preview) Q1: THOMAS, Elizabeth (GBR) UNR v Bye Laura Deigman is on the list for the main draw -- Edited by steven on Friday 2nd of May 2014 06:00:12 PM	Peter too	4	898	May 7, 2014 by Coup Droit
	Week 18 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) Katy, Katie, Dasha and Harriet should be in the main draw here and it looks like Fran has scraped in too. QR1: Aimee Gibson UNR v Sofia Sabljarevic (SRB) UNR FQR: Savannah Sills UNR v (q1/wc) Ola Abou Zekry (EGY) WR 951 (CH 949 last month) FQR: (q2) Eden Silva WR 1128 v Disha Satish Agarwal (IND) UNR FQR: Gi...	steven	73	6548	May 4, 2014 by indiana
	Week 18 - ITF ($75K) - Gifu, Japan - Hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) Q1: WINDLEY, Jade (GBR) 3 283 v YONEMURA, Akiko (JPN) 597 (CH=208 May 2008)Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 401 v MIYAMURA, Miki ((JPN) 6 310 (=CH)Q1: SMITH, Anna (GBR) 445 v HIGUCHI, Yuka (JPN) 491 (CH=396 Aug 2013) Edit: just to get the title into the usual format for ITFs, i.e. "ITF ($75K)"...	Peter too	64	6107	May 4, 2014 by indiana
	Week 18 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey - Hard ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Eleanor Dean should be in the main draw again here. QR1: Mollie Crouch UNR v Luisa Ryskova (SVK) FQR: Crouch or Ryskova v (q1) Cristina Ene (ROU) WR 1194 (CH 825 in 2013)	steven	22	2391	May 1, 2014 by Coup Droit
	Week 18 - ITF ($25K) - Wiesbaden, Germany - Clay (Preview) L32: (6) Johanna Konta WR 111 v Viktorija Golubic (SUI) WR 170 (CH 156 last month)	steven	4	817	Apr 29, 2014 by PaulM
	Week 17 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey - Hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 ) (Preview) L32: Eleanor Dean WR 922 v (Q) Anastasiya Prenko (TKM) UNR (CH 536 in 2010) Prenko has played Fed Cup for Turkmenistan the last couple of years but didn't play any ITF Pro Circuit matches between November 2012 and earlier this month.	steven	88	5453	Apr 28, 2014 by LordBrownof
	Week 17 - WTA Premier ($710K) - Stuttgart, Germany Clay ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 ) (Preview) Q1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 8 117 v DANIILIDOU, Eleni (GRE) 290 (CH=14 2003)Edit: just to remove the 2nd "clay" -- Edited by steven on Friday 18th of April 2014 10:11:37 PM	Peter too	83	5447	Apr 28, 2014 by steven
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