Week 45 - ITF ($15K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 45 - ITF ($15K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Interesting that they elected not to play Shrewsbury, which is reasonably local for them. They are clearly chasing points...

the addict · Tennis legend

They only withdrew from Shrewsbury yesterday - but they were way down the alt list anyway, so the chance of getting in was pretty slim. They were shown on the entry list as unranked, which would put them no higher than 25th alt. They had withdrawn from Sharm a week ago, so the QWC's and a bye in a weak draw are a bonus.

Strongbow · All-time great

paulisi wrote:
Interesting that they elected not to play Shrewsbury, which is reasonably local for them. They are clearly chasing points...

A - Pitak the Younger is losing her singles ranking this week.

B - Have they had their limit on Wildcards?

paulisi · Tennis legend

I'm guessing they weren't offered a qwc for Shrewsbury and rang Sharm up and said can we come?

TomTraubert · Futures level

paulisi wrote:
I'm guessing they weren't offered a qwc for Shrewsbury and rang Sharm up and said can we come?

if so then good on em
much to admire in the atitude about wanting to keep playing and then to take the initative to make sure you can rather than sulking that you didnt get your 1st choise

Michael D · All-time great

Good for them. If Ola can pick up one point here, then she at least regains her WTA ranking until the transition tour kicks in... And as witnessed in Shrewsbury, it matters a lot still on current acceptance lists. I've seen the same for Mandy C. She badly needs points in the 15k she's entered into this week, since thereafter everybody and their aunt is ahead of her in the alt lists, even for 15ks.

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

2 more ITF points for each of the Pitaks, but tough draw for Ola.

Q2: PITAK, Katarzyna (GBR) WC 1 1106 def RASTEGAEVA, Alisa (RUS) UNR 16yo JCH=1941 6-1 6-1

Q2: PITAK, Aleksandra (GBR) WC 3 UNR def SABLJAREVIC, Sofija (SRB) UNR 6-0 6-0

R1: PITAK, Katarzyna (GBR) Q 8 1106 vs PRADOVA, Martina (CZE) Q 1125 CH=804 23/11/15
R1: PITAK, Aleksandra (GBR) Q UNR vs CADAR, Elena-Teodora (ROU) 3 566 CH=346 6/10/14

Michael D · All-time great

Yes unfortunate that for Ola, who is the one that needs another counter to get her current WTA ranking back.

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Ola is holding in there for now. On serve, a break a piece. *3-4.

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

And a DF from her opponent gives Ola the first set on a TB 7-6(5)

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

What tough match? Ola wins 7-6(5) 6-3.

That must be a new CH win?

the addict · Tennis legend

Not quite ! Previous best was over Eden Silva WR516 at Chiswick this year in QR1 (Eden retired though 6-4 2-1)

-- Edited by the addict on Tuesday 6th of November 2018 10:22:40 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done to Ola on such a good win and on being ranked again.

Ola and Ali Collins ( in Shrewsbury ) will now take our year end WTA ranked players to a minimum of 31, continuing a bit of a push over the last couple of months. From Steven's stats that seems to be about the year end going rate. Indeed I see that at the end of 2013 it was just 29. Hopefully Mandy Carreras for one can yet make that 32.

Then we come to 2019 and all that, the well you did have a WTA ranking but ...

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just to add some mega congrats to Ola - she's a feisty, gritty little player - always fun to see her p**s off her opponent.

And well done to the Pitak family for some clever tournament picking....