Week 26 - ITF ($100K+H) - Southsea, GBR Grass

PaulM · Tennis legend

Week 26 - ITF ($100K+H) - Southsea, GBR Grass

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, a new CH win, improving to 75 from 91 earlier this week.

the addict · Tennis legend

And her ranking should now go to CH122

JonH · All-time great

Is this Katie's biggest final or has she played one at this level before - ergo, will it be her biggest match to date?

Michael D · All-time great

Wow, briliant performance again from Katie B, and she has really stepped up this week. The final should be really interesting now.... Win it, she will still be just behind Heather in the rankings, with a mere 18 pt gap (currently 78). With her R32 points coming off, Heather is likely to have to win two more rounds at Wimbledon this year if she is to remain GB#2, so that might well be where Katie is in 3 weeks. A real sea change now happening in the GB women's rankings.

paulisi · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Is this Katie's biggest final or has she played one at this level before - ergo, will it be her biggest match to date?

This is a 100k+H.

I don't think she has ever played and won games at this level. Never mind reached a final.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Great stuff from Katie. Really stepping up this week.

Nix · Futures level

Another great win. Ive said before that Ive got a real soft spot for Katie after her year off with injury/illness. She was so lovely on twitter towards the other British girls and clearly desperate to get back on court. Lovely to see her doing well at home! Im sure she had great support.

-- Edited by Nix on Thursday 28th of June 2018 04:42:14 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

SF: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) WC 144 def BRADY, Jennifer (USA) 75 6-3 6-3

F: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) WC 144 v FLIPKENS, Kirsten (BEL) 2 51 CH=13 2013

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

paulisi wrote:

JonH wrote:
Is this Katie's biggest final or has she played one at this level before - ergo, will it be her biggest match to date?
This is a 100k+H.
I don't think she has ever played and won games at this level. Never mind reached a final.

She reached the QF at Tampico last year.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Katie's Main Draw Win/Loss Record per level, per year in her career to date (excluding this week)

indiana · Tennis legend

Just super stuff from Katie B of late.

She actually had a relatively slow start to the year with highlight wins being a couple over Taylor Townsend in February and March ( in Miami qualifying ). And while it was good to get Fed Cup experience it clearly rather altered her Australian itinerary plans.

But then from April on she has been increasingly on fire and in openerarankings at least has sneaked into the live top 100 in the race.

16/04 :
WR 196 on 277 points. Race 249 on 59 points.

Provisional live 02/07 with a possible 60 more points for winning the final :
WR 122 on 499 points, race 100 on 375 points ( live-tennis has her race 101 on 376 points ).

Tournaments from April on include :
25K title
60K title
100K QF
WTA Int. QF
100K+H final to play

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 28th of June 2018 06:19:26 PM

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Will there be a stream for Katie tomorrow?

indiana · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Will there be a stream for Katie tomorrow?

I would certainly imagine that there will be an ITF site stream.

the addict · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
Will there be a stream for Katie tomorrow?
I would certainly imagine that there will be an ITF site stream.

Unless the camera is blown away overnight !