Girls: ITF Junior Masters, China, hard - Grade JM (Week 14)

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Girls: ITF Junior Masters, China, hard - Grade JM (Week 14)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Mine showed Katie leading 5-2 and 30-15 when it froze

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Katie wins 7-6(4), 6-2 :D

paulisi · Tennis legend

Katie plays Charlotte Robillard - Millette next.

I'm just interested to know what wildcards/JE's are available and if will we find out.

Katie will presumably use all her wildcards for grass court season, so I assume she will have to accept JE's.

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

This is from last years tournament - nothing from the WTA:

"Member nations and their professional tournaments have already donated 2 ATP World Tour wild cards, 20 ATP Challenger wild cards, 25 ITF Womens Circuit tournament wild cards at $25,000 level or above, and over 40 wild cards for ITF Mens and Womens Circuit events at $10,000 or $15,000 level. Players will have the opportunity to select wild cards for use in 2015 and 2016 in the order of their final finishing positions."

paulisi · Tennis legend

In that case I'm not sure why Katie is playing as she won't be able to use the wildcards as she will require them for the grass season unless they are classed as JE's

indiana · Tennis legend

I must admit I'm a bit lost as to the WC / JE situation though I'm surprised from all the 'gifts' if there isn't some potential benefit to Katie in that regard. But even if there isn't she could always just want to compete in this event for itself and how it fits in with her upcoming senior tournaments.

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 8th of April 2016 12:56:19 PM

TheTraveller2 · Lower Club Player

RBBOT wrote:
This is from last years tournament - nothing from the WTA:

"Member nations and their professional tournaments have already donated 2 ATP World Tour wild cards, 20 ATP Challenger wild cards, 25 ITF Womens Circuit tournament wild cards at $25,000 level or above, and over 40 wild cards for ITF Mens and Womens Circuit events at $10,000 or $15,000 level. Players will have the opportunity to select wild cards for use in 2015 and 2016 in the order of their final finishing positions."

If this is from last year, then I assume this year's players would be able to use the wildcards in 2016 and 2017? I think next year Katie would be able to use the full allotment of wildcards (I think she would be restricted this year), so it probably might help having additional wildcards for 2017.

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

I'd imagine the 2017 ones are only for the months prior to this tournament. From a glance at the WTA rulebook, you get the full allotment of wildcards the day you turn 17, but any already used that calendar year are deducted.

Therefore, she would have have 3 WTA, 2 WTA-Q (1 already used in Miami), 3 ITF and 3 ITF-Q wildcards available.

However, if this year is similar to last, there are no WTA wildcards on offer, so a 100/75/50K overseas wildcard would be of use. Also, the travel money is probably a bigger reason for competing than the wildcards.

-- Edited by RBBOT on Friday 8th of April 2016 02:58:25 PM

TheTraveller2 · Lower Club Player

So Junior Exempts don't count against the wildcard allowances?

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Don't think so - JE and wildcards aren't mentioned in each other's sections of the rules. Junior exempt for finishing #3 is 2 x 50k and 1 x25k entries.

WavenNarsam · Lower Club Player

Does anyone know of a place where you can see the Order of Play for this tournament?

DF · Tennis legend

On Itf Junior Masters hit the red square marked LIVE SCORES and then SCHEDULE

DF · Tennis legend

Katie second match on centre court following a men's match . first match on court to start at 10 local time.

indiana · Tennis legend

Chengdu's 10 am is 3 am BST. Think I'll pass on that. All the best, Katie.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 9th of April 2016 12:29:27 AM