2021 GB Player of the Season - Finalists List

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

2021 GB Player of the Season - Finalists List

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So it has boiled down to these players below to be the only ones who can reach 6 titles this season by the end of next weekend who arent already in the PoS voting - there are 10 of them, a number of juniors of course, and some have very little chance. In order though: in reality, Billy, Ella, Will and Issey have a chance, the other 6 are real stretches. Some may indeed fall away in todays action.

Billy Harris - 5 wins. Playing singles and doubles this week and next in Antalya, so has 4 chances at a title and going strong this week. Any title is a stretch but he looks reasonably well placed

Ella McDonald - 5 wins - Playing in Loughborough J3 next week, where she is 5th on the acceptance list (British Tour Graves this week). 2 chances to get a title but will be tough

L. Johnson - 5 wins; not playing this week but down as 8th alt for qualies at the Challenger in Forli next week. Seems a massive stretch for him to play, qualify and win a Challenger to be honest. Maybe 0, 1 or 2 chances at that title

Paul Jubb - 5 wins - not playing this week but now into the main draw for Challenger in Maia next week. Will be tough but you never know . Just 1 chance at that title

Will Jansen 5 wins - in doubles semis still this week in Latvia J3, and again next week in Latvia J3, where he is 6th on the acceptance list and will be playing doubles with Patrick Brady, probably as top seeds again. Will stands a decent chance of getting that 6th title. 3 chances to get it

Issey Purser - 4 wins. In the doubles final this week in J3 France, but also would need a title next week where she plays the J3 in Loughborough and is 13th on the acceptance list. 3 chances to get the 2 titles she needs

Julian Cash - 4 wins - not playing this week. He is 1st in the acceptance list for qualies next week in M15 Monastir, so if playing doubles as well, has to win both those titles to reach 6. A very long shot.

Luca Pow - 3 wins - in the last 8 in J3 France this week, and then 8th on the acceptance list for J3 Loughborough next week. Needs to win all 3 possible titles to make 6, very unlikely it would seem

Talia Neilson-Gatenby 3 wins - in singles QF and doubles final this week in J3 France (with Mingge Xu) and then next week in Loughborough J3 where she is 6th on acceptance list. Needs 3 titles over 2 weeks so a stretch but not impossible.

Mingge Xu - 2 wins. As with Talia, in singles QF and doubles final (with Talia) this week in France and then 3rd on acceptance list for Loughborough next week. Needs to win singles and doubles both weeks to make 6 titles, you never know but seems very unlikely

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Luca Pow and Mingge Xu both lost singles today and their hopes of reaching 6 titles with it: 8 players left in the hunt

Billy Harris - 5 wins. Playing singles and doubles this week and next in Antalya, so has 4 chances at a title and going strong this week. Any title is a stretch but he looks reasonably well placed

Ella McDonald - 5 wins - Playing in Loughborough J3 next week, where she is 5th on the acceptance list (British Tour Graves this week). 2 chances to get a title but will be tough

L. Johnson - 5 wins; not playing this week but down as an alt for qualies at the Challenger in Forli next week. Seems a massive stretch for him to play, qualify and win a Challenger to be honest. Maybe 0, 1 or 2 chances at that title

Paul Jubb - 5 wins - not playing this week but now into the main draw for Challenger in Maia next week. Will be tough but you never know . Just 1 chance at that title

Will Jansen 5 wins - in doubles semis still this week in Latvia J3, and again next week in Latvia J3, where he is 6th on the acceptance list and will be playing doubles with Patrick Brady, probably as top seeds again. Will stands a decent chance of getting that 6th title. 3 chances to get it

Issey Purser - 4 wins. In the doubles final this week in J3 France, but also would need a title next week where she plays the J3 in Loughborough and is 13th on the acceptance list. 3 chances to get the 2 titles she needs

Julian Cash - 4 wins - not playing this week. He is 1st in the acceptance list for qualies next week in M15 Monastir, so if playing doubles as well, has to win both those titles to reach 6. A very long shot.

Talia Neilson-Gatenby 3 wins - in singles QF and doubles final this week in J3 France (with Mingge Xu) and then next week in Loughborough J3 where she is 6th on acceptance list. Needs 3 titles over 2 weeks so a stretch but not impossible.

emmsie69 · Top national player

I don't see Luke listed as an alt anymore

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks Emmsie! So we are down to 7 runners

Billy Harris - 5 wins. Playing singles and doubles this week and next in Antalya, so has 4 chances at a title and going strong this week. Any title is a stretch at this level but the fields are weak and he looks reasonably well placed to get one title over two weeks.

Ella McDonald - 5 wins - Playing in Loughborough J3 next week, where she is 5th on the acceptance list (British Tour Graves this week). 2 chances to get a title but will be tough for her.

Paul Jubb - 5 wins - not playing this week but now into the main draw for Challenger in Maia next week. Will be tough but you never know . Just 1 chance at that title, and playing at a higher level .

Will Jansen 5 wins - in the doubles final this week in Latvia J3, and again plays next week in a second Latvia J3, where he is 6th on the acceptance list and will be playing doubles with Patrick Brady, probably as top seeds again. Will stands a decent chance of getting that 6th title. 3 chances to get it.

Issey Purser - 4 wins. In the doubles final this week in J3 France, but also would need a title next week where she plays the J3 in Loughborough and is 13th on the acceptance list. 3 chances to get the 2 titles she needs.

Julian Cash - 4 wins - not playing this week. He is 1st in the acceptance list for qualies next week in M15 Monastir, so if playing doubles as well, has to win both those titles to reach 6. A very long shot.

Talia Neilson-Gatenby 3 wins - in singles SF and doubles final this week in J3 France (with Mingge Xu) and then next week in Loughborough J3 where she is 6th on acceptance list. Needs 3 titles over 2 weeks so a stretch but not impossible.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 2nd of December 2021 08:45:22 PM

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 2nd of December 2021 09:14:03 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Billy (singles and doubles), Talia (singles and doubles), Will and issey (doubles only) too watch today. Particularly Will as he is playing for the doubles title in an all British boys affair in France J3 and could get the win too reach 6 titles. Losses today for Billy, Will and Issey will impact their bids but losses for Talia could be fatal in terms of reaching 6.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 3rd of December 2021 06:54:21 AM

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Billy keeps his progress going in singles; would be nice to add a doubles win later today.

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But Billy loses in doubles, so that is 1 chance down the swanny

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And WIll Jansen remains on 5 wins as he loses a big opportunity as top seeds in the Latvian final.

He is out there again next week and playing singles and doubles, so not over yet, but a blow nonetheless!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Updated situation: remember, achieve 6 titles by end of next week for the season and they will reach PoS vote in c.2 weeks time!

Billy Harris - 5 wins. Playing singles SF this week and also next week in Antalya, so has 3 live chances at a title.

Ella McDonald - 5 wins - Playing in Loughborough J3 next week, where she is 5th on the acceptance list (British Tour Graves this week). 2 chances to get a title.

Paul Jubb - 5 wins - not playing this week but now into the main draw for Challenger in Maia next week. Just 1 chance at that title, and playing at a higher level .

Will Jansen 5 wins - plays next week in a second Latvia J3, where he is 6th on the acceptance list and will be probably playing doubles with Patrick Brady, probably as top seeds again. 2 chances to get the title.

Issey Purser - 4 wins. In the doubles final this week in J3 France, but also would need a title next week where she plays the J3 in Loughborough and is 13th on the acceptance list. 3 chances to get the 2 titles she needs.

Julian Cash - 4 wins - not playing this week. He is 1st in the acceptance list for qualies next week in M15 Monastir, so if playing doubles as well, has to win both those titles to reach 6.

Talia Neilson-Gatenby 3 wins - in singles SF and doubles final this week in J3 France (with Mingge Xu) and then next week in Loughborough J3 where she is 6th on acceptance list. Needs 3 titles over 2 weeks so a stretch but not impossible.

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further Updated situation: remember, achieve 6 titles by end of next week for the season and they will reach PoS vote in c.2 weeks time!

Billy Harris - 5 wins. Playing singles SF this week and also next week singles and doubles in Antalya, so has 3 live chances at a title. Will be seeded 2nd in singles

Ella McDonald - 5 wins - Playing in Loughborough J3 next week, where she is 5th on the acceptance list (British Tour Graves this week). 2 chances to get a title.

Paul Jubb - 5 wins - now into the main draw for Challenger in Maia next week, plays the 2nd seed. But, just 1 chance at that title, and playing at a higher level .

Will Jansen 5 wins - plays next week in a second Latvia J3, where he is 6th on the acceptance list and will be probably playing doubles with Patrick Brady, probably as top seeds again. 2 chances to get the title.

Issey Purser - 4 wins. Needs both titles in the J3 in Loughborough and is 13th on the acceptance list.

Julian Cash - 4 wins - He is 11th in acceptance list in M15 Monastir, so if playing doubles as well, has to win both those titles to reach 6.

Talia Neilson-Gatenby 4 - won doubles today, now needs both titles in Loughborough J3 where she is 6th on acceptance list.

in order of likelihood, Id say its Billy, Ella, Will, Paul, Talia , Issey and Julian

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 4th of December 2021 07:55:37 AM

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 4th of December 2021 09:40:24 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Can Billy get over the line this weekend in his singles in Antalya.

6 wins proving to be a great and challenging target. As it should be!

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Billy wins his semi - playing the final against Mr Fils tomorrow for that 6th title and a place in player of the season vote !

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Well done Billy ! His win today makes it 6 and he is our 25th qualifier for player of the season! Great stuff

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Here is the updated list of PoS qualifiers and how they qualified

Player of Season Qualifiers

Jan PoM Fran Jones (1)
Jan PoM RU Tara Moore (2)
Jan PoM RU Cam Norrie (3)
Feb PoM Dan Evans (4)
Feb PoM RU Stuart Parker (5)
Mar PoM Neal Skupski (6)
Mar PoM RU Lloyd Glasspool (7)
Apr PoM (Dan Evans)
Apr PoM RU (Cam Norrie)
May PoM (Cam Norrie)
May PoM Hannah Klugman (8)
Jun PoM Katie Swan (9)
Jun PoM RU (Cam Norrie)
Jul PoM Emma Raducanu (10)
Jul PoM RU Liam Broady (11)
Aug PoM (Emma Raducanu)
Aug PoM RU Harriet Dart (12)
Sep PoM (Emma Raducanu)
Sep PoM RU Joe Salisbury (13)
Oct PoM (Cam Norrie)
Oct PoM RU Sonay Kartal (14)
Nov/Dec PoM
Nov/Dec PoM RU
6 Tourn wins or more Alfie Hewett (15)
6 Tourn wins or more Matt Rankin (16)
6 Tourn wins or more Gordon Reid (17)
6 Tourn wins or more Flora Johnson (18)
6 Tourn wins or more Alicia Barnett (19)
6 Tourn wins or more Billy Harris (20)
6 Tourn wins or more
6 Tourn wins or more
Mens Singles (Cam Norrie)
Womens Singles (Emma Raducanu)
Mens Doubles (Joe Salisbury)
Womens Doubles Heather Watson (21)
Junior Boys Jack Pinnington-Jones (22)
Junior Girls Matilda Mutavdzic (23)
Wheelchair Mens Singles (Alfie Hewett)
Wheelchair Womens Singles Jordanne Whiley (24)
Wheelchair Quads Singles Andy Lapthorne (25)