Yes, 7 is the highest at a year-end in the last 20 years. 7 now would effectively be an improvement on 7 back then because so many more countries have strong players these days.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
(1)Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v Aiko Nakamura (JPN) Rika Fujiwara (JPN) v Q Carly Gullickson (USA) v (wc)Jocelyn Rae (GBR) (7)Alberta Brianti (ITA) v Michaella Krajicek (NED)
(4)Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v Meng Yuan (CHN) Georgie Stoop (GBR) v Shenay Perry (USA) Melanie South (GBR) v (wc)Amanda Elliott (GBR) (8)Julie Ditty (USA) v Q
(6)Alexa Glatch (USA) v (wc)Anna Smith (GBR) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) v Madison Brengle (USA) Tomoko Yonemura (JPN) v Abigail Spears (USA) (3)Maria-Elena Camerin (ITA) v (wc)Naomi Broady (GBR)
(5)Katie OŽBrien (GBR) v Q Angela Haynes (USA) v Q Yulia Fedossova (FRA) v Elena Baltacha (GBR) (2)Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) v Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)
British involvement well distributed, with decent draws for the direct entries, and Naomi could well upset Camerin.
Was thinking the same about Naomi...though Camerin has pushed Anne hard, so would be a great win. Bit unlucky for Joss on her first match back, probably the hardest quarter. I'd expect a drubbing for Anna from Glatch, given her double breadsticks against Pennetta at RG - looks like a rising star. I'm not to confident of a Katie-Bally QF either, I have to say; Mel definitely looks like our best hope here for me.
Wow! According to someone on GBTG, all three qualified apparently - Tara in straights 61/75 and Jade with a bagel in the third, 64/46/60! Wasn't expecting such a great set of results, brilliant news :) LTA site seems to be going backwards, having lost the news from earlier today, so awaiting Naomi's result...
Rika Fujiwara (JPN) v Jade Curtis (8)Julie Ditty (USA) v Tara Moore (5)Katie OŽBrien (GBR) v Svenja Weidemann (GER) Angela Haynes (USA) v Naomi Cavaday
The best possible, with Katie avoiding the three Brits