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St Paul 50K
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1 2
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(Preview)
Tournament begins on Monday. Anne Keothavong will be the 3rd seed. Top two seeds are Sofia Arvidsson and Milagros Sequera who are both inside the top 100.
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20
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2263
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Montechoro 10K, Portugal, 12 Feb
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1 2
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(Preview)
Melissa Gibb (913) Deborah Armstrong (1020) Katharine Baker (unr) Grace Hutson (unr) (16)Olivia Scarfi (674) Holly Richards (1434) Abigail Royston (unr) Emily Webley-Smith (701) (wc) Kate Rodger (unr) Aimee Jarratt (unr) Julia Bone (680) Jessica Jackson (1434) Anna Hawkins (1110) Lucy Warbu...
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johnnylad
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22
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2471
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Saguenay 50K challenger
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1 2 3
)
(Preview)
Qualifying: Tara Moore and Elizabeth Thomas are in action here this weekend. Elizabeth is seeded 8th and they're likely to meet in rd2. Both face unranked local wildcards in round 1. How many qualifying rounds are there ? Main draw: Katie O'Brien and Sarah Borwell are both entered
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Sheddie
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31
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3224
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Biberach 25K
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1 2
)
(Preview)
Georgie Stoop has made the main draw here, which starts on Wednesday Natasha Khan will be in the qualifying which starts on Monday. It's on indoor decoturf
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Sheddie
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29
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3334
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Amanda Keen interview
(Preview)
Done by John Inverdale in the Telegraph a few day's ago...not available online so I'll type it out: " It is Feb 14 and we're 6 weeks into the year. So if you're a professional sportsperson, earnings of $539 must mean that things are a bit tight. Amanda is ranked no 4 in Britain and 2...
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Sheddie
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4
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891
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Melbourne 25K 2007.
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1 2
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(Preview)
[url=http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/tournamentacceptanceList.asp?to...
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Salmon
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15
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4858
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Prague 25K
(Preview)
Qualifying begins on Monday, Jane O'Donoghue will be competing. It's on indoor carpet so should suit her game down to the ground. No other British competitors entered here
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Sheddie
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4
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972
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Anna's Blog.
(Preview)
http://www.mctacademy.com/tournaments/blogs/anna.shtml
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Salmon
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1
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861
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25K Tipton (6th Feb)
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1 2 3 4 5
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(Preview)
http://downloads.lta.org.uk/webservices/TempResults/070107Tipton/sqd.pdf
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johnnylad
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63
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5511
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Mallorca 10K
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1 2
)
(Preview)
http://www.tenniseurope.org/PDF/Professional/womens/2007/Jan-Mar07/Mallorca1/sq.pdf
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johnnylad
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15
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2423
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Mallorca 10K
(Preview)
Rd1: There was mixed success on the Mallorcan clay for this weekend's 10K qualifying. Abbie Probert is still shaking off the rust after a 6 month layoff due to a wrist injury and she was outplayed 6-1, 6-3 by the 13th seed in round 1. There was better news regarding 10th seed Kirsty Woolley. She over...
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Sheddie
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0
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700
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Sutton 25K
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1 2 3 4 5 … 6
)
(Preview)
This tournament takes place next week. Keothavong will be the 2nd seed, South, O'Brien and Amanda Keen are also entered. Wildcards are likely to go to Baltacha, Georgie Stoop, Naomi Cavada + 1 one other. I'm hoping to go on the Tuesday, anyone else thinking of going ?
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Sheddie
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79
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6796
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"British tennis looks to Monte Carlo"
(Preview)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6337101.stm
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Salmon
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5
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3282
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Midland 75K - USA
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1 2
)
(Preview)
Sarah Borwell was on the qualifying list for this challenger but due to reaching the quarters in Palm Desert she won't make the qualies sign-in even if she loses to Julie Ditty. Hopefully she beats Ditty in the quarters of Palm Desert and then she can get an SE into the main draw here I think ?
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18
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2270
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Baltacha plans to begin season in mid-March
(Preview)
Former British no 1 Elena Baltacha will begin her 2007 season at the Gran Caneria 25K in Spain which begins on 12th March. It will be the 23 year old's first tournament for 9 months as she underwent keyhole surgery on a prolapsed disc in her back in summer 2006. She will be eligible for a WTA protected...
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Sheddie
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5
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819
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Amy Sargeant
(Preview)
http://www.game-set-and-match.org.uk/pdfs/Amy%20and%20Bloomers.pdf
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Sheddie
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0
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767
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Vale do Lobo 10K - Portugal
(Preview)
There won't be such a strong British contingent in the Tipton 25K qualies this week as most of the players who would be entering have headed to Portugal for this 10K. Anna Smith has made the main draw. Emily Webley-Smith, Melissa Berry, Lucy Warburton, Melissa Gibb, Deborah Armstrong and Anna Ha...
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6
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1099
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25K Palm Desert
(Preview)
The US 25K tour moves on to California. Sarah Borwell is 15th on the entry list. No Brits in qualies as Sarah Coles has returned to GB for the Sutton tournament
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12
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1127
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Paterson eyes Fed Cup place
(Preview)
Karen Paterson is desperate to follow in the footsteps of childhood friend and British No.1 Andy Murray by gatecrashing the world's elite in 2007. "I grew up with Andy Murray and his progress is a real inspiration," said Paterson. "We've always known that Andy is a talente...
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Sheddie
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0
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682
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Hull 10K
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1 2 3
)
(Preview)
MD with Rebecca Llewellyn, Karen Paterson, Danielle Brown, Natasha Khan and WCs Julia Bone, Anna Fitzpatrick, Naomi Broady, Jocelyn Rae Qualifying draw (1) Katerina Kramperova CZE BYE Elizabeth Thomas GBR v Nicola Mooney GBR Lisa Sutton GBR v Laura Morrill GBR (14) Claire Ricketts GBR BYE (2)...
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Happycynic
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30
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3664
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Cljisters to coach British tennis players
(Preview)
The LTA are thought to be currently doing a deal with Kim Cljisters to get her to coach the British girls for 10 weeks a year once she's retired. Just a rumour at this stage but if it's true it sounds like great news !
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Sheddie
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1
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774
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Capriolo 25K Italy
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1 2
)
(Preview)
Georgie Stoop is 8th seed in qualifying! QR1 Stoop bt Alessandra Ferrazzi (1029) (ITA) (WC) 6-4 6-3  QR2 (298) Stoop vs Corina-Claudia Corduneanu (374) (Q16) (ROM) She should qualify here!
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johnnylad
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21
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2085
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Waikoloa 50K for Women (USA)
(Preview)
Singles Main Draw (1)Edina Gallovits (ROM) v Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) Kelly Liggan (IRL) v Rossana De Los Rios (PAR) (wc)Neha Uberoi (USA) v Q (8)Natalie Grandin (RSA) v Q (4)Shiho Hisamatsu (JPN) v Sunitha Rao (USA) Jenifer Widjaja (BRA) v (wc)Mary Gambale (USA) Julie Ditty (USA) v Jessica Kirklan...
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johnnylad
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12
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962
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Tales from the tour
(Preview)
Found out some stories today, both concerning Emily Webley-Smith: According to Emily, her most embarassing moment on the tour was once in a tournament when she finished the 5min warm-up before her match and then took her tracksuit bottoms off forgetting that she hadn't got her skirt on unde...
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Sheddie
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0
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644
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Elena Baltacha
(Preview)
http://www.lta.org.uk/Newsroom/GeneralNews/061023Bally.htm?BSMGuid=015c9b49-a37d-4e60-9cb9-9a018e1004c3
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Sheddie
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4
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969
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