Who is your favourite post 1968 and not currently ranked GB player? WOMEN - Qualifying Group 4

brittak · Satellite level

Who is your favourite post 1968 and not currently ranked GB player? WOMEN - Qualifying Group 4

brittak · Satellite level

As with some of the other groups, I do remember Jo so am voting for her.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Anna if I remember rightly was mates with Jade who I got to know a bit, and seemed like a nice young lady which is why I'm voting for her.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Abigail Tordoff, I also recall I had a bit of a crush on her when I was a young lad, so she gets my vote...!

Michael D · All-time great

It seems to me there are many untold stories in most of these names...There are few I've heard of apart from the younger players, largely because I did not grow up in the UK.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

For those who don't know, Amanda Janes is the daughter of Christine Truman, who became Christine Janes. Amanda is also known as Amanda Keen after marriage and maybe known to some folks by that name?

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/2353603/Janes-learning-to-live-with-her-family-connections.html

She reached close to the top 200 in the rankings - I recall her but being frank had to search wiki to get any detail!

The telegraph article likens her looks wise to Gwyneth Paltrow, apparently

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 1st of May 2020 10:32:47 AM

Jan · Hall of fame

Amanda got my vote because Christine lived very close to where I lived growing up! Had to have some sort of criteria to help me decide!

brittak · Satellite level

JonH comes home wrote:
For those who don't know, Amanda Janes is the daughter of Christine Truman, who became Christine Janes. Amanda is also known as Amanda Keen after marriage and maybe known to some folks by that name?

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/2353603/Janes-learning-to-live-with-her-family-connections.html

She reached close to the top 200 in the rankings - I recall her but being frank had to search wiki to get any detail!
The telegraph article likens her looks wise to Gwyneth Paltrow, apparently

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 1st of May 2020 10:32:47 AM

Ooh - I didnt know that.

that makes her a double counter that I have missed as under her married name, she was part of a Fed Cup team and therefore is in the main draw.

brittak · Satellite level

Jan wrote:
Amanda got my vote because Christine lived very close to where I lived growing up! Had to have some sort of criteria to help me decide!

Sorry Jan - see reply to JonH above.

Rather than waste a vote, do you want to allocate it to someone else in the group and I will adjust at the end.

I am sure that Amanda will be delighted that you voted for her though!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

brittak wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
For those who don't know, Amanda Janes is the daughter of Christine Truman, who became Christine Janes. Amanda is also known as Amanda Keen after marriage and maybe known to some folks by that name?

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/2353603/Janes-learning-to-live-with-her-family-connections.html

She reached close to the top 200 in the rankings - I recall her but being frank had to search wiki to get any detail!
The telegraph article likens her looks wise to Gwyneth Paltrow, apparently

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 1st of May 2020 10:32:47 AM
Ooh - I didnt know that.

that makes her a double counter that I have missed as under her married name, she was part of a Fed Cup team and therefore is in the main draw.

Cool or maybe not cool?! I didnt know she had been in Fed Cup so had no idea on that! It is a minefield!!

Jan · Hall of fame

brittak wrote:
Jan wrote:
Amanda got my vote because Christine lived very close to where I lived growing up! Had to have some sort of criteria to help me decide!
Sorry Jan - see reply to JonH above.

Rather than waste a vote, do you want to allocate it to someone else in the group and I will adjust at the end.
I am sure that Amanda will be delighted that you voted for her though!

OK thanks -my vote to Anna please.

brittak · Satellite level

I think someone else has voted for Amanda Janes. Please see note from JonH and note to Jan.

If you let me know whether you want your vote re-allocated, I will adjust at the end.

Apologies for mistake.
Thanks

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Anna Fitzpatrick seems to have proven herself the most favoured player in the womens qualifiers. She is a Yorkshire lass and I am certain that although she is from Sheffield, she went to school at Woodhouse Grove in Bradford, a private school, and played at Ilkley as a player for the club. Great she has done well!

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Anna beat Jo Konta in straight sets in the 1st round at Tallinn in August 2010. Excluding Jo retiring a couple of times I think Anna was the last British player to defeat Jo in a singles match.