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Week 4 - ITF (W15) Antalya, Turkey Clay
(Preview)
Q1: MATOS SEQUEIRA FERNANDES, Jizel (GBR) UNR/1745 v SAKELLARIDI, Sapfo (GRE) 936/407 CH=936/343 [16yo]
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Week 3 - ITF (W25) - Vero Beach FL, USA - Clay
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(Preview)
Mandy in the q draw this week. Just two rounds I think, and 8 qualifiers so Mandy is the top seed in her quadrant. I'm using this week's rankings as they're available now. QR1: Amanda CARRERAS (GBR) [q7] 353 vs Alice RAME (FRA) 409/55 (CH:406 Nov 19) This is the same first match Mandy had last week, except...
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Week 3 -ITF(W25) Petit-Bourge, Guadeloupe Hard
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(Preview)
Doubles L16:- Emina Bektas (USA) / Tara Moore (GBR) CR444 (215+229) [2] v Lou Brouleau (FRA) / Magali Kempen (BEL) CR962 (429+533)
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Week 3 - ITF (W15) Monastir, Tunisia Hard
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(Preview)
Q1: MORTON, Katie (GBR) 13 UNR/1821 v ByeQ1: MORTON, Emily (GBR) 8 UNR/1482 v Bye
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Week 3 - ITF (W15) Liepaja, Latvia Hard
(Preview)
Q1: GREATOREX, Adeola (GBR) WC UNR/UNR v NIKITINA, Iulia (RUS) 13 UNR/672 CH=UNR/605 16/9/19 Q1: POPESCU, Anna (GBR) 9 1183/648 v OZEROVA, Anna (LAT) WC UNR/1126 CH=UNR/946 25/2/19
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Week 3 - ITF (W15) Cancun, Mexico Hard
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(Preview)
Q1: MPUKUSA, Kimberly Alinafe (GBR) UNR/1531 v Bye Q2: MPUKUSA, Kimberly Alinafe (GBR) UNR/1531 v CLOSS, Mary (USA) 1154/660 CH=1105/660 13/8/18
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Week 2 - Australian Open, Women's Qualifying Singles - Melbourne, Australia - Hard
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(Preview)
As already noted by Status Quo in the Road thread, these are good draws first up, the GB players are the higher ranked in every match up, even if close to be sure. Note for the rankings, these are current today from the WTA site. The AO site has last week's rankings; Savinykh has fallen 25 places this week...
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Week 2 - ITF (W25) - Daytona Beach FL, USA - Clay
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1 2 3 4
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(Preview)
Nice to see Mandy starting the year with some ambition. A good opportunity to start it off with a win too. R32: Amanda CARRERAS (GBR) 352 vs QUALIFIER
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Week 3 - ITF (W15) Antalya, Turkey Clay
(Preview)
Q1: MATOS SEQUEIRA FERNANDES, Jizel (GBR) UNR/UNR v KERANOVIC, Julia (SWE) UNR/1536 CH=UNR/1451 16/9/19
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Week 2 - ITF (W15) - Monastir, Tunisia - Hard
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1 2 3 4 5 … 6
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(Preview)
Gabi and Jodie are still in the draw for the MD. First round matches for all these players were byes FQR: Emily MORTON (GBR) [q10] UNR/1480 vs Diana CHEHOUDI (NED) [q5] 1036/374 (CH:1028 Nov 19) FQR: Katie MORTON (GBR) [q12] UNR/1818 vs Carola CAVELLI (ITA) [q7] UNR/973
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Week 2 - WTA International ($275k) - Hobart, Australia - Hard
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(Preview)
Just two qual rounds. Carter is a doubles specialist with WR 67 QR1: Heather WATSON (GBR) [q12] 102 vs Hayley CARTER (USA) 670 (CH:438 July 19)
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Week 2 - ITF (W25) - Malibu CA, USA - Hard
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(Preview)
This is an Oracle Pro-Series event. Tara was top of the q list so should be in the MD together with Fran Jones. It's good to see Emily Arb playing here too. A good first round q draw as well, but unfortunately if she wins here the FQR draw is not good as she is like to face the q1 seed, Pamela Montez WR 495. QR1:E...
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The road to the Australian Open
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(Preview)
THIS OPENING POST IS FOR THE 2019 EVENT - SEE PAGE 4 (ONWARDS) FOR THE 2020 VERSION Australian Open quallies could look considerably different to that of the US Open a couple of months ago, some for positive reasons, others less so. We had 7 representatives in the New York qualifiers, but it could be as...
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Week 2 - WTA Premier ($848k) - Adelaide, Australia - Hard
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(Preview)
Two q rounds here too. Looks tough for Katie this stage of her come back, but glad to see her back on the court again after her withdrawal last week. QR1: Katie BOULTER (GBR) 318 vs Bernada PERA (USA) [q3] 65 (CH:63 July 19)
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Week 1 - WTA Premier ($1.5 mill) - Brisbane, Australia - Hard
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(Preview)
As flamingowings notes in the entries section, lousy q draws for both Brit women, especially Harriet, who is defending points here. Last year she reached the R16. QR1: Harriet DART (GBR) 142 vs Yulia PUTINTSEVA (KAZ) [q1] 34 QR1: Heather WATSON (GBR) 103 vs Fiona FERRO (FRA) [q6] 63
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Week 1 - ITF (W25) - Bendigo, Australia - Hard
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(Preview)
Seems amazing to see Katie B, Katie S and Sam all in qualifying for just a W25 event!! Katie B is not even seeded, to show how far done her ranking is now. QR1: Katie BOULTER (GBR) 319 vs Laura ASHLEY (AUS) 1028 (CH:1022 Nov19) 18yrs QR1: Samantha MURRAY SHARAN (GBR) [q3] 221 vs BYE QR1: Katie SWAN (GBR)...
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British Tour - 2019
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(Preview)
As Mark 1968 points out, the 2019 British Tour started this year with the Tier 2 event at Graves, Sheffield, in the last week in Dec. FINAL: Victoria Allen def. Amelia Rajecki 6-2 6-1
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Week 51 - ITF (W15) Antalya, Turkey Hard
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(Preview)
Both Mirabelle and Destinee are playing this morning (in theory) in qualis here. In this event's qualis, Eliz is also down to play today against Maelys Bougrat, who is the French girl she's also supposed to be playing in R1 of last week's event which still hasn't been played yet Don't know if that means...
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Week 51 - WTA (125k), Limoges, France - Indoor Hard
(Preview)
Last outing of the season for Em and Sofia - but a tough one (8 team draw only) QF:- A Blinkova (RUS) / M Nicolescu (ROM) CR105 (57+48) v Emily Webley-Smith (GBR)/ Sofia Shapatava (GEO) CR290 (144+146)
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Week 51 - ITF (W15) Monastir, Tunisia Hard
(Preview)
Q1: DALEY, Danielle (GBR) UNR/826 v Bye Q2: DALEY, Danielle (GBR) UNR/826 v GRAVOUIL, Theo (FRA) 1 1003/540 CH=491/464 17/6/19
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Week 50 - ITF (W15) Antalya, Turkey Hard
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
Q1: MARTINS, Destinee (GBR) UNR/764 lost to MIKHAYLOVA, Victoria (RUS) UNR/833 1-4 Ret.Q1: MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) 1273/717 def NJOZE, Mirabelle (GBR) UNR/2031 6-0 6-1 Q2: MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) 1273/717 v BEJENA, Karola Patricia (ROU) 8 1096/480 CH=746/319 8/8/16 -- Edited by Peter too on Friday 13...
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Week 50 - ITF (W25) - Pune, India - Hard
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(Preview)
As DF has posted in entries, Emma is top seed in qualifying. Two rounds to be played. Neither first round match should present a challenge, but Freya is seeded to meet Corinna Dentoni q5 seed in the FQR. QR1: Emma RADUCANU [q1] 525 vs Akanksha Dileep NITTURE (IND) UNR/UNR 16yrs (no junior ranking) QR1:...
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Week 50 - ITF (W15) Monastir, Tunisia Hard
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
Q1: DALEY, Danielle (GBR) UNR/UNR lost to GRAVOUIL, Theo (FRA) 7 1004/534 3-6 3-6
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Week 50 - ITF (W15) Cancun, Mexico Hard
(Preview)
Q1: MPUKUSA, Kimberly Alinafe (GBR) 6 UNR/2031 v Bye Q2: MPUKUSA, Kimberly Alinafe (GBR) 6 UNR/2031 v SANCHEZ, Elva Andrea Brindis (MEX) UNR/UNR
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Week 50 - ITF (W100+H) - Dubai, UAE - Hard
(Preview)
I see Emily's recent doubles partner Rutuja Bhosale is also in the Q draw. I'm not sure Emily will get anywhere in the singles here, but presumably she will be in the doubles too, where her greater interest is likely to lie. QR1: Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) [QWC] 461 vs Anastasia GASANOVA (RUS) [q16] 296...
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