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Week 30 - Womens ITF (10K) - Gausdal, Norway Hard
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Jennifer Allan, Laura Hornsby & Rachel Michell all "qualified" for the main draw without having to play a match, in this incredibly weak tournament where there is only 31 players.
R1: MICHELL, Rachel (GBR) UNR lost to ERICKSEN, Hayley (AUS) UNR retired
R1: HORNSBY, Laura (GBR) U...
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Johanna Says She Is Becoming British.
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She confirmed it in a paper yesterday. In the junior events, Britain's original representation of six in fact turned out to be seven, sort of, with one of them playing under the Australian flag against her wishes. Johanna Konta, born in Sydney to Hungarian parents, is soon to be given British citizen...
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Week 29 - WTA Tier 2 - Stanford, California, USA
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Anne Keothavong starts a sequence of WTA Tour events in the lead-up to the US Open at the Bank of the West Classic. Anne should be seeded in the qualifying draw, which comes out overnight, and Elena Baltacha may also be here. The following week should see Anne become only the second British woman this ce...
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Week 30 - Womans ITF (75K) - Petange, Luxembourg
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Anna Smith and Margot Carter are in qualies here. QR1: Margot CARTER (GBR) UNR vs Hana BIRNEROVA (CZE) UNR QR1: Anna SMITH (GBR) (8) 377 vs Marolt MEDDENS (NED) 547 -- Edited by steven at 20:33, 2008-07-18
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Week 29 - Womens ITF (10K) - Atlanta, GA, USA
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After the nightmare injury situation in Australia earlier in the year, Emily is back playing some 10ks in USA.
R1: Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) 792 Vs Chloe JONES (USA) UNR
Jones is a 1990 born player. This year she has failed to win more than one match on the tour and that was in qualifying. Hopefully t...
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Week 29 - WTA Tier 3 - Bad Gastein, Austria
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Sarah Borwell is player doubles here with an American partner Courtney Nagle. In their first round match they will play Melanie Klaffner (AUT) and Katarina Kachlikova (SVK). Interesting decision to play on clay, but I guess it's a chance to improve her doubles ranking and earn some more money. Mayb...
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Week 29 - Womens ITF (10K) - Cartagena, Colombia
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Yasmin Clarke is seeded 7. R1: Yasmin CLARKE (GBR) (7) 620 Vs Mariana DEMICHELLI VERGARA (PER) UNR The event is on hard court. Hopefully Yas can get some glide through the draw. The highest ranked player is Segnini who is ranked 437. -- Edited by Sally at 23:17, 2008-07-17
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Week 29 - ITF ($25k) Zwevegem, Belgium
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Anna Smith was 3rd ALT but doesn't appear in qualifying draw so I would guess has been shifted to MD
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Week 29 - Womens ITF (10K) - Badajoz, Spain
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Fitzy continues to play in Spain.
R1: Anna FITZPATRICK (GBR) (1) 366 Vs Ximena HERMOSO (MEX) LL 1008=
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Week 29 ITF ($100k) Biella, Italy
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O'Brien is a DA -- Edited by Greenleaf at 16:11, 2008-07-13
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Week 29 - Womens ITF (10K) - Casablanca, Morocco
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Amanda Carreras is playing this 10k on clay, after her recent successes she is in with a chance of winning her first 10K title.
R1: Amanda CARRERAS (GBR) (3) 616 Vs Avgusta TSYBYSHEVA (RUS) 759
In her last tournament, Tsybysheva reached the SF of a 10K in Turkey, but that was on hard. Hopefully Aman...
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Week 28 - Felixstowe 25K - 2008.
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Entry list. Official website - http://www.eastofenglandtennis.co.uk/ WCs go to - Konta Moore Windley TBA Brilliant ch...
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Week 28 ITF 25K Valladolid
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Outdoor Hard MD 8 Anna Fitzpatrick
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Week 28 - Womans ITF (25K) - Columbia
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Marina GIRAL LORES (VEN) Vs Yasmin CLARKE (GBR) Yasmin in South America for a few weeks - lets hope it goes well.
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Week 28 - Womans ITF (10K) - Brussels
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1st Round Tara Wigan v Kiki Bertens (Ned)
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Week 28 - WTA Tier 4 - Palermo, Italy
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Katie O'Brien begins a series of European clay court tournaments in Sicily, whilst Anna Smith is in qualifying. Anna has avoided a seed in the first round, and her section is: (2) FEDAK, Yuliana UKR v HAN, Xinyun CHN FERREIRA, Catarina POR v SHAMAYKO, Marina RUS SCHAEFER, Anne Priska GER v SMITH, A...
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Week 27 - Syria, Damascus $10k
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R1: Tara WIGAN WR 783 (3) v Natalie DZALAMIDZE UNR (RUS)
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Week 27 - Womens ITF (25K) - Baastad, Sweden Clay
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R1: SMITH, Anna (GBR) 465 v ERIKSSON, Diana (SWE) WC 840 -- Edited by Peter too at 21:32, 2008-06-29
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Nice article on Anne from the Guardian website
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British No1 Keothavong delighted to earn a crack at the champion
Anne Keothavong is the only British woman in the main draw ranked high enough to get into the tournament as of right and, though that seemed to be as much a burden as a source of confidence yesterday, she still managed to join her...
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Week 27 - Womens ITF (10K) - Oviedo, Spain Hard
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Q1: STEWART, Catriona (GBR) UNR v Bye
Q2: STEWART, Catriona (GBR) UNR lost to VILAS-IBANEZ, Patricia (ESP) WC UNR 3-6 6-2 3-6
R1: WARBURTON, Lucy (GBR) UNR v CASTIBLANCO-DUARTE, Karen-Emelia (COL) 5 632
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Weeks 26-27 - Wimbledon Championships (Doubles)
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I thought we should have a seperate thread for doubles. Yesterday Marta Domachowski & Agnieszka Radwanska d. Sarah Borwell & Joeclyn Rae 6-3, 6-4 Nathalie Dechy & Casey Dellacqua d. Anna Fitzpatrick & Anna Hawkins 6-1, 6-0 Today Anne Keothavong & Melani South v Chunmei Ji &am...
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Week 26 - Wimbledon Womens Singles Round 2
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Elena Baltacha 158 v Zheng Jie (China) 133 Wednesday noon court 2
Anne Keothavong 92 v Venus Williams (US) 7 Thursday
Don't be misled by Zheng Jie's low ranking. She missed much of 2007 through injury, but was top 30 in 2006, reaching the third round at Wimbledon and winning the Doubles Championshi...
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Week 26 - Womens ITF (25K) - Getxo, Spain
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QR1: Sabrina BAMBURAC (GBR) UNR vs BYE QR1: Yasmin CLARKE (GBR) 628 (9) vs BYE QR1: Catriona Stewart (GBR) UNR vs BYE QR2: Sabrina BAMBURAC (GBR) UNR lost to Ana TIMOTIC (SRB) 470 (1) 6-1 6-0 QR2: Yasmin CLARKE (GBR) 628 (9) defeated Judit DOMINGO-CASAS (ESP) UNR 6-1 6-2 QR2: Catriona Stewart (GBR) UNR...
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Week 25 - 10k - Alcobaca, Portugal
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QR1
Nicola MOONEY (GBR) (3) BYE
QR2
Nicola MOONEY (GBR) (3) defeated Amaia ORMAZABAL-OREGUI (ESP) 6-2 4-6 6-4
QR3
Nicola MOONEY (GBR) (3) Vs Kristina SHISHKINA (RUS)
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Week 25 - Wimbledon Qualifying 2nd Round
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Thought it be best to start a new thread for today ala what was done for the guys. Amanda Elliott is on already and got broken in the first game! However, she has won the next 3 games so is serving at 3-1
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