Entries Week 2: 11/01/2010

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

RE: Entries Week 2: 11/01/2010

philwrig · Hall of fame

Georgie's ranking wouldn't be high enough so she has chosen a small event in the US for her comeback. I'm just glad she may be fully recovered from her injury.

seagull · Hall of fame

Georgies ranking is high enough for qualies - she is on the list

-- Edited by seagull on Monday 21st of December 2009 08:24:37 PM

seagull · Hall of fame

A few changes here....Meatball gets a DA in Germany so dumps Glasgow, Jade Curtis also decides against Glasgow and heads to States while KOB picks Sydney quallies over Hobart.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Why she chose Sydney I dont know! Jades choice is also kinda weird.

Whats the usual cutoff for AO women? Georgie is pretty far out atm.

philwrig · Hall of fame

From what I can see from the updated full qualifying list for the AO Georgie is on the alternates list fully 30 spots from a qualifying place. Not looking good.

indiana · Tennis legend

I had at last year's AO Qualifying thread : http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=61841&p=3&topicID=23061691&page=1&sort=oldestFirst

I had wondered if generally there were a lot of ongoing W/D's from the qualifying list. However, if appears to have been pretty tight for Georgie getting into quallifying last year when she was ranked 216, compared to this year's 263. So, on the face of it, I would agree with philwrig that it isn't looking good if she is still at all looking to get into qualifying here.

It would appear many more eligible women choose to go for the Australian Open than in the men's case where WR 300 is generally a pretty good chance of getting into qualifying.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 23rd of December 2009 10:39:18 PM

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Looks like we will have 2 in the MD, 2 in qualies. Unless Laura gets a WC..

philwrig · Hall of fame

Laura must still be a good shout for a quali wild card but who knows. I doubt whether Georgie will make the trip. I also think it is strange that the Aussie open has only a 96 quali draw for the ladies and yet 128 for the mens and as far I know it is 128 for both sexes for every other slam.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

I feel that Rogowska got a WC into Wimbledon qualies, it must surely have been on the basis that the card would be returned, since Olivia is hardly a big enough star with sufficient achievements to deserve it totally on merit.

Its great that Laura is getting all this experience at a young age, as the big stage shudnt bother her in the future, and that will no doubt help her mentality in terms of choking etc. I do think its a shame a player like Jade or Naomi couldnt get a WC though, since they are full time senior players and Laura is not.

indiana · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:

Laura must still be a good shout for a quali wild card but who knows. I doubt whether Georgie will make the trip. I also think it is strange that the Aussie open has only a 96 quali draw for the ladies and yet 128 for the mens and as far I know it is 128 for both sexes for every other slam.

Not sure about US and France, but Wimbledon Women's Qualifying is only 96 with 12 qualifiers, think it's been like that for quite a time.

The 96 draw of course brings down the cut off point quite a bit, but still does seem more of the eligible women prepared to go for Aus qualifying.

Never know, if still WCs available into the final week before the MD, and Laura goes a bit mad in the Hopman Cup. she might even get a MD WC smile

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 23rd of December 2009 11:27:00 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

I was a bit lazy and just checked the US open which is 128 and the odd one out as the French is also 96. It still seems a bit of anomaly why the men's are all 128 draws.
The vast majority of ladies do turn up for the qualis as the ranking points are so big for the first round.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Only one wild card left to be announced for the main draw.

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh yes, I had forgotten the win in QR1 and you get 40 points scenario. Seems it works in getting the ladies to turn up.

It's interesting to note that the fairer sex are more open to bribery than one might think

seagull · Hall of fame

Doubles Entry Lists:
Auckland
1 BRYAN, Bob 1 BRYAN, Mike 1 D+D 2
2 GRANOLLERS, Marcel 25 91 ROBREDO, Tommy 20 16 D+S 41
3 ALMAGRO, Nicolas 148 26 FERRER, David 88 17 S+S 43
4 KNOWLE, Julian 21 LINSTEDT, Robert 27 D+D 48
5 MELO, Marcelo 36 SOARES, Bruno 22 D+D 58
6 DAMM, Martin 29 POLASEK, Filip 31 D+D 60
7 GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo 134 41 MONTANES, Albert 109 31 S+S 72
8 PARROTT, Travis 35 LEVINSKY, Jaroslav 37 D+D 72
9 MELZER, Jurgan 26 28 PETZSCHNER, Philipp 55 80 D+D 81
10 BRUNSTROM, Johan 42 828 ROJER, Jean-Julian 43 D+D 85

ALTERNATES
11 FISHER, Ashley 41 HUSS, Stephen 45 D+D 86
12 SA, Andre 44 TECAU, Horia 46 D+D 90
13 ARNOLD KER, Lucas 65 MONACO, Juan 110 30 D+S 95
14 KOHLMANN, Michael 58 833 LIPSKY, Scott 51 D+D 109
15 FLEMING, Colin 56 517 SKUPSKI, Ken 54 1172 D+D 110

Sydney
1 FISH, Mardy 19 55 KNOWLES, Mark 5 D+D 24
2 KUBOT, Lukasz 12 101 MARACH, Oliver 13 654 D+D 25
3 CERMAK, Frantisek 16 911 MERTINAK, Michal 14 D+D 30
4 FRYSTENBERG, Mariusz 18 MATKOWSKI, Marcin 17 D+D 35
5 KAS, Christopher 33 NORMAN, Dick 15 304 D+D 48
6 ASPELIN, Simon 23 HANLEY, Paul 28 D+D 51
7 LLODRA, Michael 49 67 RAM, Andy 9 D+D 58
8 CLEMENT, Arnaud 72 63 ERLICH, Jonathan 190 - 8 S+P 71
9 BUTORAC, Eric 38 RAM, Rajeev 39 79 D+D 77
10 HUTCHINS, Ross 50 868 KERR, Jordan 30 D+D 80

ALTERNATES
11 BENNETEAU, Julian 32 46 GASQUET, Richard 129 52 D+S 84
12 FISHER, Ashley 41 HUSS, Stephen 45 D+D 86
13 ANDREEV, Igor 241 35 KOROLEV, Evgeny 259 53 S+S 88
14 SA, Andre 44 TECAU, Horia 46 D+D 90
15 ACASUSO, Jose 133 51 CUEVAS, Pablo 40 50 S+D 91