Wimbledon wildcards 2017 - Women

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Wimbledon wildcards 2017 - Women

wolf · Tennis legend

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tennischamp · Intermediate Club Player

Are the rest of the MDWC's going to foreigners? Does anyone know.

the addict · Tennis legend

Here is the page with the current list - beyond that, who knows ? Not even the committee I suspect !
www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/atoz/wild_cards.html

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

It's hard to see anymore MDWCs being given out. I think they were holding out for Marcus and Jay going deeper at Ilkley but with not happening I can see them going to the winner of to tournament with next direct entry filling it up. And to be fair I'd agree with that. There are a few players as Alts for qualies waiting to hear.

Long time reader · Lower Club Player

I would imagine they will go to someone who Wimbledon seem happy to give WCs to every year Next Direct Acceptance.

If there were other players they were giving WCs to then you maybe could make a case not to give Tara a WC, but when these WCs will be left it just seems bizarre and nasty. Hopefully not but this money might be the difference between Tara carrying on or quitting. The lta/Wimbledon should surely be trying to encourage players to stay in the game.

I just don't see how anyone can argue a case for Klein getting a WC and Tara not.

Ian1314 · Lower Club Player

Agree regarding Tara - she was the last woman standing last year

PaulM · Tennis legend

2 unused singles wildcards (one went to Mattek-Sands)

Four(!!) unused doubles wildcards. But that means Hev and Naomi make it on rank so it's technically five!

The doubles ones really annoy me. It's just giving out free money to scratch pairs who are already in singles. Honestly, what's the big deal in giving a lesser pay day to some young Brits in doubles. Even say Fran and Ali, let them have a run out in a pro Slam.

Or Freya and Gabi. Who cares, if they are unlikely to win a match. It's a great experience, some money banked. Instead it's pairs like Alexandrova and Sasnovich.

Just so silly to me, singles next direct in I don't agree with but can see the justification. Doubles I just don't.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I completely agree, PaulM, as before.

The singles makes some sense, partly because the press go to town if/when all the singles players get thrashed in the first round. It doesn't look good, given the R1 pay cheques.

But the press don't care about doubles. And, as you say, most pairings aren't real pairs anyway, just singles players making extra bucks.

I wonder if they wouldn't give it to the youngsters because they'll be playing junior wimbledon? But surely it's not a big scheduling problem. And other slams seem to make it happen. Em should have got a card last year. Gabi should most certainly have got a card with someone this year. It's daft.

wolf · Tennis legend

EVENT 3: LADIES' SINGLES

1. BOULTER, Katie (GBR)

2. BROADY, Naomi (GBR)

3. DIYAS, Zarina (KAZ)

4. MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie (USA)

5. ROBSON, Laura (GBR)

6. WATSON, Heather (GBR)

7. Not used - next direct acceptance

8. Not used - next direct acceptance

EVENT 4: LADIES' DOUBLES

1. BOULTER, Katie (GBR) and SWAN, Katie (GBR)

2. DART, Harriet (GBR) and DUNNE, Katy (GBR)

3. RAE, Jocelyn (GBR) and ROBSON, Laura (GBR)

4. Not used - next direct acceptance

5. Not used - next direct acceptance

6. Not used - next direct acceptance

7. Not used - next direct acceptance

EVENT 5: MIXED DOUBLES - TO BE ANNOUNCED 5 JULY

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

EVENT 19: QUALIFYING LADIES' SINGLES

1. CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR)

2. DART, Harriet (GBR)

3. DUNNE, Katy (GBR)

4. LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR)

5. POTAPOVA, Anastasia (RUS)

6. SILVA, Eden (GBR)

7. SWAN, Katie (GBR)

8. TAYLOR, Gabriella (GBR)

EVENT 20: QUALIFYING LADIES' DOUBLES

1. To be announced

2. To be announced

steven · Tennis legend

It's ridiculous, you wouldn't catch any other slams holding back wild cards and although they tend to have more players in the top 250, the French, for example, think nothing of giving wild cards to players way beyond the age the LTA would have written them off at or to promising juniors ranked way below Jay.

While the wild card system persists, the LTA should follow the other slams, stop being cowardly about this and do the right thing for their players whatever the potential media reaction. After all, if the media don't have wild cards to make a pseudo-scandal of, they'll just make a pseudo-scandal out of something else instead.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, Tim Henman is chairman of the AELTC sub-committee that handles wildcards.

So, Tim ????? What have you got to say for yourself?

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Redistribution of wealth, don't hold your breath with these old duffers. Public Schoolboy Henman as well.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
It's ridiculous, you wouldn't catch any other slams holding back wild cards and although they tend to have more players in the top 250, the French, for example, think nothing of giving wild cards to players way beyond the age the LTA would have written them off at or to promising juniors ranked way below Jay.

While the wild card system persists, the LTA should follow the other slams, stop being cowardly about this and do the right thing for their players whatever the potential media reaction. After all, if the media don't have wild cards to make a pseudo-scandal of, they'll just make a pseudo-scandal out of something else instead.

I put the details of the singles wildcards up on the RG site at the time.

But, just to add, to back up your point specifically, as an example, in the women's doubles, Diane Parry and Guilia Morlet were given a Main Draw Wildcard in Doubles. Guilia is born in Jan 2002 (age 15) and Diane in Sept. 2002 (age 14), and are two very highly touted youngsters.

And true, they lost 6-1 6-1.

But Diane, for instance, still age 14, has just come through two rounds of qualis and made the main draw in the 25k in Perigueux. You've got to sow the seeds.

So, yes, they could have given one to Ali and Fran. Or Gemma and Esther. Or blinkin' Emma R and Holly !

Not to mention Freya and Gabi. Or Olivia and Beth. Or Tara and Conny. Or...or....or....

Four unused main draw places. i.e. eight (8 !!!) unused wildcards), in doubles, is criminal.

Wakey · Junior player

steven wrote:
It's ridiculous, you wouldn't catch any other slams holding back wild cards and although they tend to have more players in the top 250, the French, for example, think nothing of giving wild cards to players way beyond the age the LTA would have written them off at or to promising juniors ranked way below Jay.

While the wild card system persists, the LTA should follow the other slams, stop being cowardly about this and do the right thing for their players whatever the potential media reaction. After all, if the media don't have wild cards to make a pseudo-scandal of, they'll just make a pseudo-scandal out of something else instead.

I suspect the other grand slams don't see them get slammed in the press for handing their players 'free' money which then gets the governmental agencies on their back which no-doubt makes it easier. For some reason our press and then in turn the public and then the government seem to think because a player is British they should be winning their match even when its against a player hundreds of places higher than them.

The whole situation in this country is crazy as we want our players to be at the top of the game but only think they should be funded once they have made it