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Week 23 - WTA International ($220K) - Birmingham, Grass
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1 2 3 4 5 … 13
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(Preview)
The presence of so many high powered tournaments has caused a ridiculous qualifying draw here with no fewer than 11 byes. Only 3 Brits have signed in here, so presumably a lot will be in Nottingham qualifying. Naomi Broady has been drawn in one of the stronger sections, with Nottingham quarter-final...
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Week 23 - ITF ($10K) - Almere, Netherlands Clay
(Preview)
Q1: BAMBURAC, Sabrina (GBR) UNR v MELANDER, Hilda (SWE) 2 1128
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785
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Week 23 - ITF ($10K) - Madrid, Spain Clay
(Preview)
Q1: JANBAKHSH, Ines (GBR) v Bye Q2: JANBAKHSH, Ines (GBR) UNR lost to RINCIARI, Aldea (ITA) UNR 0-6 0-6
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424
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Week 22 - ITF ($10K) - Hilton Head Island, SC, USA - Hard
(Preview)
L32: Nicola Slater WR 817 v (7) Jan Abaza (USA) WR 624 A bit of a nightmare draw for the only woman in the GB top 25 playing outside the UK this week. Abaza is only 16, so bound to be stronger than her ranking would suggest. She lost 1 & 1 to Heather Watson last November but beat Tara in 3 sets in April. She ha...
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Week 22 - ITF ($75K + H) - Nottingham, Grass
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1 2 3 4 5 … 8
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(Preview)
Qualifying starts today with 2 rounds. Seeds are ranked between 167 and 225 so anyone reaching final qualifying will have done well. Several have realistic chances, though Tara Moore is unlucky to find herself in a strong section headed by top seed Marina Erakovic (French Open qualifier and former...
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110
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Week 21 - ITF ($10K) - Sumter, USA Hard
(Preview)
Q1: KONOTOPTSEVA, Danielle (GBR) UNR v Bye Q2: KONOTOPTSEVA, Danielle (GBR) UNR lost to MUMA, Libby (USA) UNR 4-6 3-6
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Nottingham
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1 2
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(Preview)
I was really looking forward to going to Nottingham this year to see the Brits in action. However, it looks like the LTA's decision to create the Festival of Tennis with 2 weeks of high-prize money tournaments has led to a huge increase in top-level players entering. Whilst many of these will undoubte...
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Week 21 - ITF ($10K) - Raanana, Israel Hard
(Preview)
R1: CLARKE, Yasmin (GBR) 1008 v RIGOZZI, Chantelle (AUS) UNRR1: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) 940 v MOR, Noy (ISR) WC UNR
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13
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2066
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Week 21 - ITF ($10K) - Durban, South Africa Hard
(Preview)
R1: STARLING, Natasha (GBR) UNR v ALLAN, Jennifer (GBR) 6 WR 746 R1: GEORGE, Nicola (GBR) 5 WR 740 v FOUROUCLAS, Natasha (RSA) WR 1059
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Week 21 - Roland Garros women's main draw
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1 2 3 4 5 … 14
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(Preview)
OEM is at the daw and reports: L128: Elena Baltacha v Qualifier L128: Anne Keothavong WR 108 v Vesna Dolonts (ex-Manasieva) RUS WR 101 Nice draws and although Dolonts has been improving a lot (the 101 ranking is a career high), Anne has good memories of playing her - the H2H is 2-0, booth in 2008, and sh...
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Week 21 - ITF ($25K) - Itaparica, Brazil - Hard
(Preview)
Amanda Carreras stays in Itaparica, but this week the tournament is a 25K instead of a 10K. L32: Amanda Carreras WR 581 v Paula Cristina Gonçalves BRA WR 600 They met in Rio last year, though on clay in that case, and Amanda won easily 3 & 1. The winner is likely to face the no. 2 seed in R2.
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1068
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Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Rethymno, Greece Hard
(Preview)
R1: FITZPATRICK, Anna (GBR) 1 357 v GRINCHISHINA, Alexandra (KAZ) Q UNRR1: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 805 v PARRIZAS-DIAZ, Nuria (ESP) 973R1: WINDLEY, Jade (GBR) 6 674 v BULGAKOVA, Vaszilisza (HUN) 746R1: ELLIOTT, Amanda (GBR) 1024 v KAZIMOVA, Khristina (UKR) 7 710
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14
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2397
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Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Landisville, USA Hard
(Preview)
R1: SLATER, Nicola (GBR) 812 v KHARCHENKO, Anastasia (UKR) 6 660
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Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Durban, South Africa Hard
(Preview)
R1: STARLING, Natasha (GBR) UNR v DE BEER, Surina (RSA) 8 814R1: GEORGE, Nicola (GBR) 6 749 v COX, Shannon (RSA) Q UNRR1: ALLAN, Jennifer (GBR) 5 744 v GIANOTTI, Marisa (AUS) UNR
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1891
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Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Itaparica, Brazil Hard
(Preview)
R1: CARRERAS, Amanda (GBR) 5 517 v Bye
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Week 21 - ITF ($25K) - Bangkok, Thailand Hard
(Preview)
Q1: PRADITNGAM, Gemma (GBR) UNR v Bye Q2: PRADITNGAM, Gemma (GBR) UNR lost to ZAJA, Anna (GER) 3 566 1-6 1-6
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648
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Week 20 - ITF ($25K) - Izmir, Turkey Hard
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1 2 3
)
(Preview)
R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 7 339 v JAKUPOVIC, Dalila (SLO) 377R1: WHYBOURN, Lisa (GBR) 3 292 v BUZARNESCU, Mihaela (ROU) 370R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 2 283 v AMIRAGHYAN, Ani (ARM) Q 978
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42
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Week 20 - Roland Garros women's qualifying 2011
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1 2 3 4 5 … 12
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(Preview)
The draw comes out tomorrow, Tuesday. Hev is likely to be seeded about 8, Katie is still 8 out from being able to play and probably won't make it in.
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Week 20 - WTA International ($220K) - Strasbourg, France, Clay
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1 2
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(Preview)
Qualifying starts tomorrow with Jo Konta in the draw, and Elena Baltacha appears to have sneaked into the main draw at the last minute. Jo's opener is the fifth match on court 2 (following Mirjana Lucic) Q1: Sheng-Nan Sun (CHN) WR259 v Johanna Konta (AUS/GBR) WR267
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Week 20 - WTA Premier ($618K) - Brussels, Belgium, Clay
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1 2
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(Preview)
An abbreviated qualifying draw of 24 sees Anne Keothavong seeded to qualify, given a bye in the first qualifying round. Irina Falconi, who lost to Laura Robson recently, is the other seed in her section. Q1: (4) Anne Keothavong (GBR) WR107 Bye
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Week 20 - ITF ($10K) - Santa Coloma De Farers, Spain Clay
(Preview)
Q1: SCEATS, Romina (GBR) UNR v Bye Q2: SCEATS, Romina (GBR) UNR v CASTELLA, Claudia (ESP) UNR
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Week 19 - ITF ($50K) - Kurume, Japan - Grass
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
A good looking draw for Nicola this week. Her opponent is 15 and played her first event last week. Her junior CH was 1508 so shouldn't be a match for Nicola. QR1: GEORGE, Nicola (GBR) WR 748 v wc MIYAHARA, Mihoki (JPN) UNR
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Week 19 - ITF ($10K) - Heraklion, Greece - Hard
(Preview)
The return of Anna Fitzpatrick L32: (1) Anna Fitzpatrick WR 357 v (Q) Julia Schiller (AUT) UNR (winner to play a qualifier) L32: Samantha Murray WR 805 v 15yo (WC) Despoina Vogasari (GRE) UNR (also in the top quarter) L32: Amanda Elliott WR 1024 v (3) Despina Papamichail (GRE) WR 478 -- Edited by steve...
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Week 19 - ITF ($10K) - New Delhi, India Hard
(Preview)
R1: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) UNR v SAHNI, Nehel (IND) UNR
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12
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2197
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Week 19 - ITF ($100K) - Prague, Czech Republic - Clay
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1 2 3 4
)
(Preview)
Nightmare draw for the Brits here: L32: Anne Keothavong WR 107 v (1) Petra Kvitova (CZE) WR 10 L32: Elena Baltacha WR 82 v (JE) Daria Gavrilova (RUS) WR 348 (current junior no. 2, ex-no. 1) ... with the winners to play each other in R2
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