2021 GB Player of the Season - Finalists List

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

2021 GB Player of the Season - Finalists List

the addict · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
I' m not suggesting Jo should be player of the season. That is quite obviously Emma. No contest. But Jo could not get enough votes for June when she won a title. It's Jo' s knees that have done for her. It seems a problem that cannot be treated. . Never mind qualifying for Wimbledon and losing in the 1st round beats winning a WTA tour title on British soil for the first time in 40 years.

Jo was top seed in Nottingham, and could be expected to challenge for the trophy. Yes, winning the trophy was impressive and she was nominated for it.

Katie was only a wild card in Wimbledon qualifying WR280, and beat three higher ranked players to qualify. She lost to Madison Keys WR23 in the main draw. That was an unexpected run, and the voters deemed it worthy of POM.

End of argument !

emmsie69 · ATP level

We all have different criteria for what constitutes POM, personally I tend to vote for someone who, in my opinion, has achieved beyond expectations or in Emmas case, something incredible (and way beyone expectations aswell) and for me Jo didn't. Not sure why I'm justifying my vote to be honest, it's my vote and I get to use it however I want.

indiana · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
I' m not suggesting Jo should be player of the season. That is quite obviously Emma. No contest. But Jo could not get enough votes for June when she won a title. It's Jo' s knees that have done for her. It seems a problem that cannot be treated. . Never mind qualifying for Wimbledon and losing in the 1st round beats winning a WTA tour title on British soil for the first time in 40 years.

Thank you for your understanding of how the PoM process works. Yes, it's to do with the votes of a diverse group of fans of British tennis, each with a mind of their own.

Fair enough, make cases and lobby. I sometimes do for my choice for a month. Though to have any effect it has to be fairly convincing to possible undecideds and what certainly doesn't work for June PoM is arguing it in mid September.

Jo's been so unlucky this season in various ways, most notably of course injury, and I have previously expressed my sympathy. Never this year though was she my choice for PoM.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Christine wrote:
GAMEOVER wrote:
Really good to know that Jo Konta who won Nottingham, the first British win in a WTA tournament on British soil since 1981 does not qualify. However it's good to know that Tara Moore and Katie Swan qualify for what they have achieved. Jo's win was before Emma's breakthrough.So obviously winning a WTA tournament does not count for Jo but other main tour wins by Cam,Dan and Emma do.
Have you nominated her?

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flamingowings · All-time great

Why on earth are we debating something that happened months ago!? Jo fans your time was June to bring this up not in almost October!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

As a quick precis of the qualifiers so far:

We have 12 men and 9 women.

We have 4 wheelchair players, 3 juniors and 14 pro's (the pro's are hard to split between singles and doubles etc) who include 7 men and 7 women.

Quite an even field building , overall.

christ · Futures qualifying

Oasis Wonderwall (1995). Arguably the Gallagher brothers best-known song, but Liam and Noel were beaten to top spot by another duo: Robson And Jerome, with their double A-side I Believe/Up On The Roof. Despite only getting to Number Two, Wonderwall has still sold a huge 1.26 million copies in the UK alone.

How Green Was My Valley beating out Citizen Kane for years the consensus choice for the greatest film ever made to win Best Picture is one of the easiest examples to point to of Oscar getting it wrong. This overlooks two facts: (1) How Green Was My Valley is also pretty great, and (2) the competition was tough that year, which also saw nominations go to Here Comes Mr. Jordan, The Little Foxes, The Maltese Falcon, Sergeant York, and Suspicion, among others.

Ms Konta could b the best player that Britain ever produced, but still never win an Oscar or get to No. 1. That is not a slight, it is a quirk of voting.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
This is the list of how players will qualify for the Player of the Season finals in 2021. Very similar to 2020. Main differences are that as there are 11/12 months instead of 8 (likely) then I have counted just Player of Month and RU, not 3rd place (as I did in 2020). I have amended the qualifying rules in other ways also e.g. taken out the ITF Rankings route as irrelevant, and taken out UK Pro League and British Tour routes. Interesting though they are, they clearly don't define a player of the season and anyone doing well in those who has merit will qualify through other means.
Also, as there are more months, I have increased the number of nominations required to be an automatic qualifier from 4 to 6 this season and tournament wins required to 6 also.
21 players qualified to date
Qual Ref Player of Season Qualifiers

1 Jan PoM Fran Jones (1)
2 Jan PoM RU Tara Moore (2)
3 Jan PoM RU Cam Norrie (3)
4 Feb PoM Dan Evans (4)
5 Feb PoM RU Stuart Parker (5)
6 Mar PoM Neal Skupski (6)
7 Mar PoM RU Lloyd Glasspool (7)
8 Apr PoM (Dan Evans)
9 Apr PoM RU (Cam Norrie)
10 May PoM (Cam Norrie)
11 May PoM Hannah Klugman (8)
12 Jun PoM Katie Swan (9)
13 Jun PoM RU (Cam Norrie)
14 Jul PoM Emma Raducanu (10)
15 Jul PoM RU Liam Broady (11)
16 Aug PoM (Emma Raducanu)
17 Aug PoM RU Harriet Dart (12)
18 Sep PoM
19 Sep PoM RU
20 Oct PoM
21 Oct PoM RU
22 Nov/Dec PoM
23 Nov/Dec PoM RU
24 Mens Singles (Dan Evans or Cam Norrie)
25 Womens Singles (Emma Raducanu)
26 Mens Doubles Joe Salisbury (13)
27 Womens Doubles Heather Watson or Tara Moore (14)
28 Junior Boys Jack Pinnington-Jones (15)
29 Junior Girls Matilda Mutavdzic (16)
30 Wheelchair Mens Singles Alfie Hewett (17)
31 Wheelchair Womens Singles Jordanne Whiley (18)
32 Wheelchair Quads Singles Andy Lapthorne (19)
33 6 Nominations or More
34 6 Nominations or More
35 6 Nominations or More
36 6 Nominations or More
37 6 Nominations or More
38 6 Nominations or More
39 6 Nominations or More
40 6 Nominations or More
41 6 Tourn wins or more (Alfie Hewett)
42 6 Tourn wins or more Matt Rankin (20)
43 6 Tourn wins or more Gordon Reid (21)
44 6 Tourn wins or more
45 6 Tourn wins or more
46 6 Tourn wins or more
47 6 Tourn wins or more
48 6 Tourn wins or more

lissey Barnett going for her 6th title of the season today and a place on our finalists list. Good luck to her!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Here is the latest list of tournie winners: - Joe is up to 5, Matt Rankin on 7 now

Name Tournament Wins
A. Hewett 9
M. Rankin 7
G. Reid 6
A. Barnett 5
J. Salisbury 5
A. Gray 4
F. Johnson 4
P. Jubb 4
E. Hoyt 3
I. Purser 3
J. Pinnington-Jones 3
K. Skupski 3
L. Glasspool 3
L. Johnson 3
N. Skupski 3
T. Moore 3
T. Neilson-Gatenby 3
W. Jansen 3
A. Greatorex 2
A. Lapthorne 2
B. Harris 2
E. McDonald 2
F. Nestola 2
H. Oluwadare 2
J. Burrage 2
J. Cash 2
J. Connel 2
L. Maxted 2
L. Pow 2
M. Rutter 2
M. Simpson 2
M. Whitehouse 2
M. Xu 2
O. Tarvet 2
P. Weir 2
R. Peniston 2
R. Stoiber 2
R. Storrie 2
S. Parker 2
S. Reeve 2
S. Tatu 2
T. Holmes 2
W. Jenkins 2
A. Bissett 1
A. Fery 1
A. Kelliher 1
A. Matusevich 1
A. McHugh 1
A. Popescu 1
A. Rubio Perez 1
B. Grey 1
B. Hudson 1
B. Jones 1
C. Broom 1
C. Norrie 1
D. Cox 1
D. Evans 1
D. Inglot 1
D. Oakley 1
E. Appleton 1
E. Arbuthnott 1
E. Blackford 1
E. Raducanu 1
E. Shaw 1
E. Silva 1
E. Webley-Smith 1
F. Bass 1
F. Jones 1
G. Roach 1
G. Russell 1
H. Coquelin 1
H. Read 1
I. Khan 1
I. Lacy 1
J. Cole 1
J. Konta 1
J. Manuel 1
J. Murray 1
J. O'Mara 1
J. Pierleoni 1
J. Whiley 1
K. Hughes 1
K. Paskauskas 1
K. Swan 1
L. Bowden 1
L. Broady 1
M. Skelton 1
O. Nicholls 1
P. Jurkowska 1
R. Jones 1
R. Keegan 1
T. Hands 1
Z. Stevens 1

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

and PoM nominations list - incl October ones

Name	Monthly Nominations
C. Norrie	6
J. Salisbury	6
A. Hewett	5
L. Broady	5
D. Evans	4
E. Raducanu	4
F. Jones	4
N. Skupski	4
T. Moore	4
A. Barnett	3
A. Matusevich	3
J. Pinnington-Jones	3
L. Glasspool	3
P. Jubb	3
A. Gray	2
E. Silva	2
F. Gill	2
G. Reid	2
J. Murray	2
K. Boulter	2
K. Skupski	2
K. Swan	2
M. Mutavdzic	2
R. Peniston	2
R. Storrie	2
A. Bissett	1
A. Fery	1
A. Jones	1
A. McHugh	1
A. Murray	1
A. Popescu	1
B. Harris	1
C. Broom	1
D. Cox	1
D. Inglot	1
E Appleton	1
E. Hoyt	1
E. Maloney	1
E. Shaw	1
E. Webley-Smith	1
F. Bass	1
F. Johnson	1
G. Loffhagen	1
H. Dart	1
H. Klugman	1
H. Oluwadare	1
I. Spink	1
J. Burrage	1
J. Cash	1
J. Clarke	1
J. Draper	1
J. Konta	1
J. Monday	1
J. O'Mara	1
J. Paris	1
L. Johnson	1
L. Maxted	1
M. Hurrion	1
M. Rankin	1
M. Whitehouse	1
M. Xu	1
O. Nicholls	1
O. Tarvet	1
P. Weir	1
R. Keegan	1
S. Parker	1
T. Hands	1

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Monday 4th of October 2021 11:57:08 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

updated finalists list :

21 players qualified to date

Qual Ref	Player of Season Qualifiers

1	Jan PoM	Fran Jones (1)
2	Jan PoM RU	Tara Moore (2)
3	Jan PoM RU	Cam Norrie (3)
4	Feb PoM	Dan Evans (4)
5	Feb PoM RU	Stuart Parker (5)
6	Mar PoM	Neal Skupski (6)
7	Mar PoM RU	Lloyd Glasspool (7)
8	Apr PoM	(Dan Evans)
9	Apr PoM RU	(Cam Norrie)
10	May PoM	(Cam Norrie)
11	May PoM	Hannah Klugman (8)
12	Jun PoM	Katie Swan (9)
13	Jun PoM RU	(Cam Norrie)
14	Jul PoM	Emma Raducanu (10)
15	Jul PoM RU	Liam Broady (11)
16	Aug PoM	(Emma Raducanu)
17	Aug PoM RU	Harriet Dart (12)
18	Sep PoM	(Emma Raducanu)
19	Sep PoM RU	Joe Salisbury (13)
20	Oct PoM
21	Oct PoM RU
22	Nov/Dec PoM
23	Nov/Dec PoM RU
24	Mens Singles	(Dan Evans or Cam Norrie)
25	Womens Singles	(Emma Raducanu)
26	Mens Doubles	(Joe Salisbury)
27	Womens Doubles	Heather Watson (14) or (Tara Moore)
28	Junior Boys	Jack Pinnington-Jones (15)
29	Junior Girls	Matilda Mutavdzic (16)
30	Wheelchair Mens Singles	Alfie Hewett (17)
31	Wheelchair Womens Singles	Jordanne Whiley (18)
32	Wheelchair Quads Singles	Andy Lapthorne (19)
33	6 Nominations or More
34	6 Nominations or More
35	6 Nominations or More
36	6 Nominations or More
37	6 Nominations or More
38	6 Nominations or More
39	6 Nominations or More
40	6 Nominations or More
41	6 Tourn wins or more	(Alfie Hewett)
42	6 Tourn wins or more	Matt Rankin (20)
43	6 Tourn wins or more	Gordon Reid (21)
44	6 Tourn wins or more
45	6 Tourn wins or more
46	6 Tourn wins or more
47	6 Tourn wins or more
48	6 Tourn wins or more

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 5th of October 2021 08:33:33 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So , Ive decided there is room for a wildcard vote in mid December to kick off the player
Of the season vote . Always conscious my stated criteria may miss out someone deserving, Ill hold a wild card vote to determine a place or places (depending on how many qualifiers we already have).

The wildcard vote will include the top few mens and womens singles (5 each) and doubles (2 each) , junior singles (2 each), and wheelchair singles (2 in total from mens, womens, quads and junior boys and girls) not already qualified. That will give us 20 to vote for a wildcard or two from Ill work out the exact number of wildcards once I see how many have qualified and what would be a suitable number to create a nice round, balanced, finals draw.

This way it is highly unlikely we will miss someone deserving out from our year end vote.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So, well done to Flora Johnson, she gets her 6th win of the season and qualifies therefore for the end of year vote, list updated in the first post in this thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Here is the updated list of nominations over the season - pending outcome of Paul Jubb's final tomorrow - Cam and Joe both moved onto 6 this month, and lead the pack. No one else not already qualified can qualify for player of the season through this route now as no one can make 6 nominations that isnt already assured a place.

Name Monthly Nominations
C. Norrie 6
J. Salisbury 6
A. Hewett 5
L. Broady 5
D. Evans 4
E. Raducanu 4
F. Jones 4
J. Pinnington-Jones 4
N. Skupski 4
T. Moore 4
A. Barnett 3
A. Matusevich 3
J. Murray 3
L. Glasspool 3
M. Mutavdzic 3
P. Jubb 3
A. Gray 2
B. Harris 2
C. Broom 2
E. Silva 2
F. Gill 2
F. Johnson 2
G. Reid 2
K. Boulter 2
K. Skupski 2
K. Swan 2
R. Peniston 2
R. Storrie 2
A. Bissett 1
A. Fery 1
A. Jones 1
A. McHugh 1
A. Murray 1
A. Popescu 1
D. Cox 1
D. Inglot 1
E Appleton 1
E. Hoyt 1
E. Maloney 1
E. Shaw 1
E. Webley-Smith 1
F. Bass 1
G. Hussey 1
G. Loffhagen 1
H. Dart 1
H. Klugman 1
H. Oluwadare 1
I. Lacy 1
I. Spink 1
J. Burrage 1
J. Cash 1
J. Clarke 1
J. Draper 1
J. Konta 1
J. Monday 1
J. O'Mara 1
J. Paris 1
L. Johnson 1
L. Maxted 1
M. Hurrion 1
M. Rankin 1
M. Whitehouse 1
M. Xu 1
O. Nicholls 1
O. Tarvet 1
P. Weir 1
R. Keegan 1
S. Kartal 1
S. Murray-Sharan 1
S. Parker 1
T. Hands 1