2012 Early GB Calendar

Shhh · Challenger level

2012 Early GB Calendar

philwrig · Hall of fame

Sunderland 25k interesting maybe replacing Sutton 25k ?

SMC1809 · All-time great

I see there's a $15K, oops $15,000 event on the Wirral on 23/1. Unusual to have 3 consecutive $15,000 events in a row in GBR.

Gary Denton · Intermediate Club Player

Rats! Of all the luck! I'm working that week and can't get time off for the Sheffield event.

indiana · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:
I see both Nottingham events downgraded for the women at the start of June.

Hmm, last year they had a 75K + H ( in second week of the French open ) followed by a 100K + H ( in the same week as the Birmingham WTA event )

There was a lot of discussion on here about this at the time and the merits of the double week, particularly with the 100K + H in the same week as Birmingham.

I thought it worked pretty well actually, though looking back I don't think the field overall was really much better if at all for the 100K + H, compared to the 75K + H, but still pretty good and higher ranked top seeds.

Now are going to have a 75K followed by a 50K, so the higher value tournament in the first week.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 19th of January 2012 11:25:53 PM

RJA · Hall of fame

Calender now updated up to and including June.

http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-GB-Pro-Series/Calendar/

philwrig · Hall of fame

I see both Nottingham events downgraded for the women at the start of June.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Ah right they've stuck with the 75k but without the H and halved the prize money for the 100k + H event.
I remember talking to some of the organising staff last year and they said they would review the 2 tournament back to back schedule for 2012. There were a number of issues last year, mainly the fact that the practice courts were a 20 minute walk away and not in particularly good nick.( they were trying to protect the match courts as much as possible because they were needed 2 weeks back to back )The match courts just about survived 2 weeks of tennis back to back. The main reason for holding two big grass court events simultaneously was to attract a greater number of eastern european players who would usually have avoided the whole grass court season apart from Wimby.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

I'll be going to the big Bath challeger March 19th.:)