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TomTraubert · TomTraubert

tough draw for joko lauren davis (8) WR 75 but i fancy her chances the 125k series are normaly very under strength for the points on offer but they usual away from where the tour is or quiet parts of the year this one being in asia whilst tour is in full asian swing means loads of players are in the area alr...

Coup Droit · Coup Droit

L32: Amanda Carreras WR 334 v Gaia Sanesi (SE) (ITA) WR 513 Gaia has just made the semis of the St Malo 25k despite being a Qualifier

steven · steven

Either the player on the poster advertising this tournament is someone we know or there is a French player who looks uncannily like her ... http://bit.ly/1f3W0sq Lisa did reach the QFs here last year, but an overseas QF-ist who isn't taking part this year is an unusual Still, gone (temporarily) bu...

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: JANBAKHSH, Ines (GBR) UNR v WULCAN, Paulina (SWE) UNR There's a name we haven't seen for a while.

steven · steven

L32: (7) Laura Deigman WR 955 v Andressa Cristina Souza (BRA) WR 1184 (CH 1140 in Apr) The Brazilian got her ranking back today but has lost to Brits the last two weeks, Fran beating her 3 & last week and Anna double bagelling her the week before, so Laura is on a GB hat-trick, as it were

tony_orient · tony_orient

Johanna Konta plays in the qualifying draw: Johanna KONTA (8) WR141 v Maria Fernanda ALVAREZ TERAN WR342 Match is on at 2pm local time. Winner probably plays top seed Kurumi Nara Laura might be in the main draw here?

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: DEAVES, Eleanor (GBR) UNR v EL SAYED, Yasmina (GBR) UNRQ1: GIBSON, Aimee (GBR) UNR v FRANKOVA, Nikola (CZE) 11 1017Q1: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 3 639 v ByeQ1: REN, Jessica (GBR) 13 1041 v TUEN-MATTHEWS, Tzarina (GBR) UNRQ1: KONOTOPTSEVA, Danielle (GBR) 5 694 v BERISHA, Rona (GBR) UNRQ1: SIMPSON, Je...

steven · steven

Not the easiest R1/potential R2 draw for Hev

L32: Heather Watson WR 77 v Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) WR 63 (CH 4 in 1995) L16: Watson or Date-Krumm v (2) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) WR 20 (CH 10 in Jun) or Qualifier -- Edited by steven on Saturday 14th of September 2013 08:38:36 AM

steven · steven

Byes (2) in the main draw here too ... L32: (6) Anna Fitzpatrick WR 870 v Angelina Gordienko (RUS) UNR L32: (7) Fran Stephenson WR 914 v Andressa Cristina Souza (BRA) UNR (CH 1140 in Apr) Souza was the player Anna double-bagelled last week.

embee · embee

Here's a piece on the benefits of US college tennis I did for the Cambridge News which (hopefully) might be of interest. The Watts sisters went through Sarah Borwell's Tennis Smart organisation - the players in the second piece found their own way through the system but also offered some interesting...

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 3 461 v Bye

steven · steven

Just 22 players here, so 10 R1 byes in the main draw! L16: (7) Laura Deigman WR 873 v Angeliki Kairi (GRE) WR 1133 (CH 1090 in May) If they don't get the point for reaching R2 if they go out in R2 having not played in R1, having a bye could be a disadvantage, but I'll check that out if it turns out to be relevant. H...

Peter too · Peter too

R1: CARRERAS, Amanda (GBR) 346 v WACHACZYK, Julia (GER) Q 742 (CH=703 Aug 2013, 19 years old) -- Edited by Peter too on Monday 9th of September 2013 05:00:30 PM

Shhh · Shhh

Nic Slater is in the draw here with Maria Sanchez, not on Mondays oop.

Peter too · Peter too

R1: SIMPSON, Jessica (GBR) 944 v Qualifier

steven · steven

L128: (30) Laura Robson WR 32 v Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) WR 52 (CH 40 in 2006) H2H 0-2, both close - LDL won 5 & 3 in Beijing last year and in 3 sets on clay in Katowice this year. The winner gets Garcia or Rogers, with 5th seed Li Na the other seed in the section. L128: Heather Watson WR 76 v (21) Simona H...

Coup Droit · Coup Droit

That 'strong' woman from Brazil looks like causing us problems again: R1: Anna Smith (GBR) 709 v Carla Forte (BRA) (4) 539 Mel South (GBR) 669 v Melissa Sehovic (BIH) (LL) age 15 WR 1114 - if Mel wins this match, she plays Carla (above) Jessica Simpson (GBR) 937 v Diana Bogoliy (UKR) 1044 (CH 886)

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: HARVEY, Helen (GBR) UNR v HERRERO LINANA, Alicia (ESP) UNRQ1: MACPHERSON, Hayley (GBR) UNR v TORTSIKAVA, Kerstin (BLR) UNRQ1: SYME, Natalie (GBR) v TEHRANI, Tina (USA) Q1: MAGNER, Imogen (GBR) UNR v TRINGA, Julie (FRA) UNR

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 3 461 v CHALAGANIDZE, Tamari (GEO) UNR

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: FITZPATRICK, Anna (GBR) WC 2 876 v Bye

Peter too · Peter too

R1: BEES, Hollie (GBR) 1184 v PISKUN, Oleksandra (UKR) 1086

steven · steven

L32: Anna Smith WR v Alexandra Grinchishina (KAZ) WR 798 (= CH after reaching 10K SFs 2 weeks ago) L32: (7) Melanie South WR 669 v Jessica Simpson WR 937

Peter too · Peter too

Q1: SANDERS, India (GBR) UNR v BRONZI, Shanon (BEL) WC UNR

steven · steven

QR1: (q1) Naomi Broady WR 305 has a bye & plays Nicole Rottmann (AUT) WR 433 or Jacqueline Cako (USA) WR 584 in QR2 QR1: (q5) Jade Windley WR 348 v Katerina Boiko (CAN) UNR QR1: (q8) Emily Webley-Smith WR 420 v Sonja Molnar (CAN) WR 579 Boiko is 1-10 in ITFs, having won her first match in qualifying her...

tony_orient · tony_orient

Heather WATSON (GBR) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) v Sandra KLEMENSCHITS (AUT) / Andreja KLEPAC (SLO) I don't know anything about Heather's opponents so I'll assume it's a decent draw. Laura understandably not playing doubles - Lisa Raymond is partnering Polona Hercog

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	Week 39 - WTA $125K Series - Ningbo, China - Hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 ) (Preview) tough draw for joko lauren davis (8) WR 75 but i fancy her chances the 125k series are normaly very under strength for the points on offer but they usual away from where the tour is or quiet parts of the year this one being in asia whilst tour is in full asian swing means loads of players are in the area alr...	TomTraubert	75	5121	Sep 26, 2013 by philwrig
	Week 39 - ITF ($25K) - Seville, Spain (clay) ( 1 2 ) (Preview) L32: Amanda Carreras WR 334 v Gaia Sanesi (SE) (ITA) WR 513 Gaia has just made the semis of the St Malo 25k despite being a Qualifier	Coup Droit	24	1808	Sep 26, 2013 by wolf
	Week 39 - ITF ($25K) - Clermont Ferrand, France - Hard (Preview) Either the player on the poster advertising this tournament is someone we know or there is a French player who looks uncannily like her ... http://bit.ly/1f3W0sq Lisa did reach the QFs here last year, but an overseas QF-ist who isn't taking part this year is an unusual Still, gone (temporarily) bu...	steven	11	1383	Sep 25, 2013 by Coup Droit
	Week 39 - ITF ($10K) - Marathon - Athens, Greece Hard (Preview) Q1: JANBAKHSH, Ines (GBR) UNR v WULCAN, Paulina (SWE) UNR There's a name we haven't seen for a while.	Peter too	2	539	Sep 23, 2013 by Peter too
	Week 38 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard (Preview) L32: (7) Laura Deigman WR 955 v Andressa Cristina Souza (BRA) WR 1184 (CH 1140 in Apr) The Brazilian got her ranking back today but has lost to Brits the last two weeks, Fran beating her 3 & last week and Anna double bagelling her the week before, so Laura is on a GB hat-trick, as it were	steven	10	1003	Sep 20, 2013 by Coup Droit
	Week 38 - WTA ($500K) - Guangzhou, China - Hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 19 ) (Preview) Johanna Konta plays in the qualifying draw: Johanna KONTA (8) WR141 v Maria Fernanda ALVAREZ TERAN WR342 Match is on at 2pm local time. Winner probably plays top seed Kurumi Nara Laura might be in the main draw here?	tony_orient	277	12635	Sep 21, 2013 by PaulM
	Week 38 - ITF ($25K) - Shrewsbury, UK Hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 ) (Preview) Q1: DEAVES, Eleanor (GBR) UNR v EL SAYED, Yasmina (GBR) UNRQ1: GIBSON, Aimee (GBR) UNR v FRANKOVA, Nikola (CZE) 11 1017Q1: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 3 639 v ByeQ1: REN, Jessica (GBR) 13 1041 v TUEN-MATTHEWS, Tzarina (GBR) UNRQ1: KONOTOPTSEVA, Danielle (GBR) 5 694 v BERISHA, Rona (GBR) UNRQ1: SIMPSON, Je...	Peter too	128	7612	Sep 20, 2013 by Coup Droit
	Week 38 - WTA ($500K) - Seoul, Korea - Hard ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Not the easiest R1/potential R2 draw for Hev L32: Heather Watson WR 77 v Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) WR 63 (CH 4 in 1995) L16: Watson or Date-Krumm v (2) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) WR 20 (CH 10 in Jun) or Qualifier -- Edited by steven on Saturday 14th of September 2013 08:38:36 AM	steven	44	4729	Sep 19, 2013 by indiana
	Week 37 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Byes (2) in the main draw here too ... L32: (6) Anna Fitzpatrick WR 870 v Angelina Gordienko (RUS) UNR L32: (7) Fran Stephenson WR 914 v Andressa Cristina Souza (BRA) UNR (CH 1140 in Apr) Souza was the player Anna double-bagelled last week.	steven	28	1954	Sep 15, 2013 by indiana
	College tennis (Preview) Here's a piece on the benefits of US college tennis I did for the Cambridge News which (hopefully) might be of interest. The Watts sisters went through Sarah Borwell's Tennis Smart organisation - the players in the second piece found their own way through the system but also offered some interesting...	embee	1	891	Sep 14, 2013 by Coup Droit
	Week 37 - ITF ($50K) - Trabzon, Turkey Hard ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 3 461 v Bye	Peter too	57	3340	Sep 13, 2013 by wolf
	Week 37 - ITF ($10K) - Mytilini, Greece - Hard (Preview) Just 22 players here, so 10 R1 byes in the main draw! L16: (7) Laura Deigman WR 873 v Angeliki Kairi (GRE) WR 1133 (CH 1090 in May) If they don't get the point for reaching R2 if they go out in R2 having not played in R1, having a bye could be a disadvantage, but I'll check that out if it turns out to be relevant. H...	steven	10	1187	Sep 12, 2013 by Coup Droit
	Week 37 - ITF ($25K) - Sofia, Bulgaria Clay ( 1 2 ) (Preview) R1: CARRERAS, Amanda (GBR) 346 v WACHACZYK, Julia (GER) Q 742 (CH=703 Aug 2013, 19 years old) -- Edited by Peter too on Monday 9th of September 2013 05:00:30 PM	Peter too	22	1370	Sep 12, 2013 by steven
	Week 37 - WTA $235k - Quebec, Canada (Carpet) - Doubles (Preview) Nic Slater is in the draw here with Maria Sanchez, not on Mondays oop.	Shhh	9	901	Sep 12, 2013 by indiana
	Week 37 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey Hard (Preview) R1: SIMPSON, Jessica (GBR) 944 v Qualifier	Peter too	8	746	Sep 12, 2013 by steven
	Week 35: US Open (women's main draw) - hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 14 ) (Preview) L128: (30) Laura Robson WR 32 v Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) WR 52 (CH 40 in 2006) H2H 0-2, both close - LDL won 5 & 3 in Beijing last year and in 3 sets on clay in Katowice this year. The winner gets Garcia or Rogers, with 5th seed Li Na the other seed in the section. L128: Heather Watson WR 76 v (21) Simona H...	steven	195	8530	Sep 9, 2013 by tony_orient
	Week 36 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey - Hard ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) That 'strong' woman from Brazil looks like causing us problems again: R1: Anna Smith (GBR) 709 v Carla Forte (BRA) (4) 539 Mel South (GBR) 669 v Melissa Sehovic (BIH) (LL) age 15 WR 1114 - if Mel wins this match, she plays Carla (above) Jessica Simpson (GBR) 937 v Diana Bogoliy (UKR) 1044 (CH 886)	Coup Droit	30	2548	Sep 8, 2013 by KK
	Week 37 - ITF ($10K) - Lleida, Spain Clay (Preview) Q1: HARVEY, Helen (GBR) UNR v HERRERO LINANA, Alicia (ESP) UNRQ1: MACPHERSON, Hayley (GBR) UNR v TORTSIKAVA, Kerstin (BLR) UNRQ1: SYME, Natalie (GBR) v TEHRANI, Tina (USA) Q1: MAGNER, Imogen (GBR) UNR v TRINGA, Julie (FRA) UNR	Peter too	9	770	Sep 8, 2013 by indiana
	Week 36 - ITF ($50K) - Trabzon, Turkey Hard ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Q1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 3 461 v CHALAGANIDZE, Tamari (GEO) UNR	Peter too	58	4665	Sep 7, 2013 by Spectator
	Week 36 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Q1: FITZPATRICK, Anna (GBR) WC 2 876 v Bye	Peter too	27	2070	Sep 6, 2013 by Peter too
	Week 36 - ITF ($15K) - Berlin, Germany Clay (Preview) R1: BEES, Hollie (GBR) 1184 v PISKUN, Oleksandra (UKR) 1086	Peter too	1	574	Sep 3, 2013 by steven
	Week 35 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey - Hard ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) L32: Anna Smith WR v Alexandra Grinchishina (KAZ) WR 798 (= CH after reaching 10K SFs 2 weeks ago) L32: (7) Melanie South WR 669 v Jessica Simpson WR 937	steven	35	2536	Sep 1, 2013 by john
	Week 36 - ITF ($10K) - Huy, Belgium Clay (Preview) Q1: SANDERS, India (GBR) UNR v BRONZI, Shanon (BEL) WC UNR	Peter too	3	811	Sep 1, 2013 by Coup Droit
	Week 31 - ITF ($100K) - Vancouver, Canada - Hard ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 29 ) (Preview) QR1: (q1) Naomi Broady WR 305 has a bye & plays Nicole Rottmann (AUT) WR 433 or Jacqueline Cako (USA) WR 584 in QR2 QR1: (q5) Jade Windley WR 348 v Katerina Boiko (CAN) UNR QR1: (q8) Emily Webley-Smith WR 420 v Sonja Molnar (CAN) WR 579 Boiko is 1-10 in ITFs, having won her first match in qualifying her...	steven	426	18083	Sep 1, 2013 by Miriambee
	Week 35: US Open (doubles) - hard (Preview) Heather WATSON (GBR) / Vera Dushevina (RUS) v Sandra KLEMENSCHITS (AUT) / Andreja KLEPAC (SLO) I don't know anything about Heather's opponents so I'll assume it's a decent draw. Laura understandably not playing doubles - Lisa Raymond is partnering Polona Hercog	tony_orient	4	623	Aug 31, 2013 by Spectator
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