Entry Week 1 - 02/01/2023

jb288 · Satellite level

RE: Entry Week 1 - 02/01/2023

indiana · Tennis legend

Thanks jb. It was posted in the Prize Money thread in the General Section when mentioned in a tweet. Good to see it confirmed and tabulated if not good as an ongoing points distribution ( far too close with as you say 25Ks unchanged and 40Ks fitted into the gap ).

jb288 · Satellite level

I wonder if the plan is that 60/100ks will be mostly +H, which would keep the gaps sensible

indiana · Tennis legend

jb288 wrote:
I wonder if the plan is that 60/100ks will be mostly +H, which would keep the gaps sensible

I'm not sure about there being any 'plan'.

I don't know how much liaison there is between the ITF and the WTA who award these WTA ranking points for both ITF and WTA tournaments. And I genuinely have doubts about how much the WTA are bothered about a sensible ITF ranking points progression ( and helping players make their tournanent choices ).

I do wish that they'ed jointly sort it out.

Lambda · Challenger level

There are no 80+H or 100+H any more as hospitality is now mandatory at those levels.

jb288 · Satellite level

Ah thanks Lambda. If 60ks went the same way I think we'd have a pretty logical progression.

Will be interesting to see how players approach entries. I suspect over time, given the points allocations, entry lists for 40 and 60ks will be pretty similar. If 25ks get weaker as a result, the points on offer there become even more generous. All of which suggests to me that players in the 275+ bracket are probably still better off focusing on 25ks.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
There are no 80+H or 100+H any more as hospitality is now mandatory at those levels.

Digressing slightly, how much is hospitality worth compared to prizeMoney - what level of hotel would they get paid for? Presumably its quite a big chunk? Is it food and board or is travel included ?