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The Optimist


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paulisi wrote:
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paulisi wrote:

Katie Boulter has got a real problem in getting into tournaments at the moment. I suspect she will get wildcards for the first three 10Ks, however she currently has no WTA ranking and she has no domestic ranking, so she will be right at the bottom of any acceptance list until she either gets a domestic ranking or she gets a WTA ranking.

 The domestic ranking per se doesn't matter outside UK domestic competitions.  She will have a 'UK international ranking' which is based upon her UK rating followed by UK ranking.  This will push her up the list of unranked players in futures.  Even in British Tours her rating will take precedence over her ranking as it is an adult event (domestic junior events only are based just on domestic ranking).

 I'm confused now - on the Glasgow acceptance list, she has no national ranking and hence is right down at the bottom of the list behind the likes of Camille Verden Anderson who has nowhere near as much ability as Katie.

 I think the problem is that she has only just lost her ranking.  The lists of 'nationally ranked' players is submitted to the ITF 4 times per year, so the one in use at the moment probably doesn't include Katie.

Just for interest, the way they use these lists is as follows:

All players who have entered but don't yet have a singles ranking are divided into those which have a top 500 'national ranking' and the rest.  Those with a top 500 ranking are sorted into nationalities and arranged in ranking order. It's probably computerused now but it used to be that a different chip is allocated to each country with such entrants.  And the number of chips put in the draw for each country matches the number of entrants they have nationally ranked.  Each time a chip from a particular country is drawn out, the highest ranked player from that country takes the next spot on the entry list after those who have a professional ranking.  Finally, those who went into the 'rest' pile are randomly drawn to take the final spots on the list.



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Looks like Laura D has withdrawn from Glasgow.



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paulisi


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Emily Appleton and Eden Richardson have the other two wildcards.

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This is the link to the current 'national rankings' list i.e. that used to order players without a WTA ranking in ITF tournament entry

https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/competitions/nike-british-tennis-rankings/gbr---national-rankings---women.pdf

You'll notice it has lots of players on it who qualify by dint of a high rating earned years ago and who by any stretch of the imagination would no longer take part in a professional event.   A couple of years ago the LTA wrote to all the players on the list asking them to formally request withdrawal from the list if they had no further professional ambitions but very few did so.  So, our list of top 500 players without a professional ranking is saturated with players who have no intention of trying to get one (or who have had one and are long retired), thus pushing out many upcoming youngsters who would really benefit in terms of tournament entry.

Now we have a single ranking list for all age groups, I do wonder whether in time the LTA may substitute that system for this one.  I haven't heard that they are even thinking of this but it would make more sense as it would only include active players.  



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doesn't look like James made it to Sofia



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So many Brits in Glasgow wanting points ( & money ) and also so many decent peskies and for each of men's and women's singles only 4 players get more than 2 ranking points.

And now Liam's in town too ( QWC )

15K futures with practically all Brit fields have proved quite productive, but these 10Ks ...

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paulisi wrote:

Richard Gabb should make main draw now, with Bambo moving to 1st alt

Given these are the Scottish champs - Jonny O'Mara and Bruce Strachan must be in contention for wildcards

PS ref above post, I don't think Alex Hunter is ready for main tour yet. Nasya maybe better suited

 

Alex Hunter got a WC for the Qualis in the end - which was probably a good compromise - was never really going to justify a MD one but a quali one seems a perfect 'why not'?

Louie McLelland was another Scottish one (with the two Holly H-s, and Ceire, and Camille getting the other ones).

 



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Richard Gabb was also seemingly playing team tennis this week, with his Millfield team, getting through to the National Finals.

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