2023 Player of the Month and Season overview thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

2023 Player of the Month and Season overview thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Amended schedule

Future dates for polls
Vote Poll dates

(PoS WC Nominations period Nov 1-30
Nov PoM Dec 3- 5
Closing date for ranking lists and tournie wins - Dec 4th
PoS Wild Card Dec 5-7
PoS Round One Dec 7-9
PoS Semis Dec 9-11
PoS Final Dec 11-13

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 31st of October 2023 05:28:28 PM

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Dec/Jan PoM Andy Murray (1)
Dec/Jan PoM RU Mark Ceban (2)
Feb PoM Cam Norrie (3)
Feb PoM RU Hannah Klugman (4)
Mar PoM Jodie Burrage (5)
Mar PoM RU Billy Harris (6)
Apr PoM Fran Jones (7)
Apr PoM RU Hannah Klugman
May PoM George Loffhagen (8)
May PoM RU Amelia Rajecki (9)
Jun PoM Katie Boulter (10)
Jun PoM RU Anna Brogan (11)
Jun PoM RU Jodie Burrage
Jun PoM RU Katie Swan (12)
Jul PoM Henry Searle (13)
Jul PoM RU Neal Skupski (14)
Aug PoM Dan Evans (15)
Aug PoM RU Lily Miyazaki (16)
Sep PoM Dan Evans
Sep PoM RU Liam Broady (17)
Oct PoM Billy Harris
Oct PoM RU Mimi Xu (18)
Nov PoM
Nov PoM RU
Mens Singles # 1 Cam Norrie
Womens Singles # 1 Katie Boulter
Mens Doubles # 1 Neal Skupski
Womens Doubles # 1 Maia Lumsden
Junior Boys # 1 Henry Searle
Junior Girls # 1 Mimi Xu
Wheelchair Mens # 1 Alfie Hewett (19)
Wheelchair Womens # 1 Lucy Shuker (20)
Wheelchair Quads # 1 Andy Lapthorne (21)
Most 3rd/4th Place PoM places (not already qualified) Katy Dunne
Most tournament titles Alfie Hewett/Maia Lumsden/Mimi Xu
Wild Card (s)

Mimi becomes our 21st qualifier. Well done to her. It leaves just the Nov POM places, womens doubles number one, the most tournament titles and the best 3rd/4th finisher spots up for grabs.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 31st of October 2023 09:43:18 PM

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indiana wrote:
What's the hurry?

I agree you won't get many more votes but probably get some and some folk might miss out that would have liked to have voted. And while unlikely it could effect a close contest.

kudos, you called it right Indy !

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Updated list with Billys second pom title
Winner
Jan Joe Salisbury
Feb Heather Watson
Mar Sam Murray-Sharan
Apr no play - Covid
May no play - Covid
Jun/Jul Arthur Fery
Aug Jo Konta
Sep Fran Jones
Oct Fran Jones (2)
Nov/Dec Hep Oluwadare

2020 Player of Season Joe Salisbury

2021
Winner
Jan Fran Jones (3)
Feb Dan Evans
Mar Neal Skupski
Apr Dan Evans (2)
May Cam Norrie / Hannah Klugman (tie)
Jun Katie Swan
Jul Emma Raducanu
Aug Emma Raducanu (2)
Sep Emma Raducanu (3)
Oct Cam Norrie (2)
Nov/Dec Beth Grey/Billy Harris/Sonay Kartal (tie)

2021 Player of Season Emma Raducanu

2022 Winner

Jan Hannah Klugman (2)
Feb Sonay Kartal (2)
Mar Harriet Dart
Apr Jay Clarke
May Sonay Kartal (3)
Jun Ryan Peniston
Jul Cam Norrie (3)
Aug Alicia Barnett/Olivia Nicholls
Sep Katie Swan (2)
Oct Emily Appleton
Nov Julian Cash/Henry Patten

2022 Player of Season Jack Draper

2023 Winner

Jan Andy Murray
Feb Cam Norrie (4)
Mar Jodie Burrage
Apr Fran Jones (4)
May George Loffhagen
Jun Katie Boulter
Jul Henry Searle
Aug Dan Evans (3)
Sep Dan Evans (4)
Oct Billy Harris (2)
Nov

2023 Player of Season

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 31st of October 2023 08:54:16 PM

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JonH comes home wrote:
Here is the updated leaderboard for titles wins at end of week 43. With 5 weeks left in the counting season, it is hard to see anyone from below this list coming through to top the table, but you never know!

The main moves this week are Maia joining Alfie and Mimi at the top of the table; and Julian and Emile coming onto 4 titles as well.

Player WINS
Alfie Hewett 6
Maia Lumsden 6
Mingge Xu 6

Benjamin Gusic Wan 5
Brooke Black 5
Charlie Robertson 5
Hannah Klugman 5
Hannah Read 5
Johannus Monday 5
Luke Johnson 5
Mark Ceban 5

Emile Hudd 4
Emily Appleton 4
Gordon Reid 4
Grace Chinwike 4
Henry Searle 4
Jamie Murray 4
Julian Cash 4
Marcus Willis 4
Naiktha Bains 4
Sarah Beth Grey 4

With 6 finals today, my eye is closely on Alfie and Gordon in Barcelona and also Marcus Willis making a little charge in Sunderland. I think the others above are out of action this week at least.

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Week 44 is over and Alfie gets two titles to take him clear at the top. With 4 weeks left, the good news for the other players is that Alfies season is over. Can anyone catch him? Marcus and Giles gave it a go with titles of their own, but still fell further behind Alfie!

Player WINS
Alfie Hewett 8

Maia Lumsden 6
Mingge Xu 6

Benjamin Gusic Wan 5
Brooke Black 5
Charlie Robertson 5
Gordon Reid 5
Hannah Klugman 5
Hannah Read 5
Johannus Monday 5
Luke Johnson 5
Marcus Willis 5
Mark Ceban 5

Emile Hudd 4
Emily Appleton 4
Giles Hussey 4
Grace Chinwike 4
Henry Searle 4
Jamie Murray 4
Julian Cash 4
Naiktha Bains 4
Sarah Beth Grey 4

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Looking back on the 4 years of the Player of the Season, 4 players have now qualified in all 4 years. It is still possible that a couple of players that have previously qualified all 3 years could still join them (namely Joe Salisbury and Harriet Dart) but the 4 players who have made it a perfect 4 with qualifying this year are:

Andy Lapthorne - consistently our top Quad wheelchair player

Alfie Hewett - consistently our top mens wheelchair player

Neal Skupski - not always been our top mens doubles player, but always been up there for 4 years

Dan Evans - as per Neal, has been up there as one of our top few mens singles (and doubles) players over the 4 years.

Those on 3 appearances (as well as Joe and Harriet above) include Liam Broady, Billy Harris, Cam Norrie, Hannah Klugman - all of whom have qualified this year already - and Emma Raducanu (who cant qualify due to ongoing injury through the year)

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JonH comes home wrote:
Week 44 is over and Alfie gets two titles to take him clear at the top. With 4 weeks left, the good news for the other players is that Alfies season is over. Can anyone catch him? Marcus and Giles gave it a go with titles of their own, but still fell further behind Alfie!

Player WINS
Alfie Hewett 8

Maia Lumsden 6
Mingge Xu 6

Benjamin Gusic Wan 5
Brooke Black 5
Charlie Robertson 5
Gordon Reid 5
Hannah Klugman 5
Hannah Read 5
Johannus Monday 5
Luke Johnson 5
Marcus Willis 5
Mark Ceban 5

Emile Hudd 4
Emily Appleton 4
Giles Hussey 4
Grace Chinwike 4
Henry Searle 4
Jamie Murray 4
Julian Cash 4
Naiktha Bains 4
Sarah Beth Grey 4

Luke, Julian , Emile and Beth are still in this week and have a chance of adding to their records above. Hannah and Mimi also if the juniors BJK Cup team do the business .

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 10th of November 2023 08:07:37 AM

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Its difficult to imagine any player winning more than 1 title on average per week in the last 3 or 4 weeks left - so this is the list of realistic challengers to Alfies top spot - and to be honest , many of these are a stretch !

Alfie Hewett 8

Maia Lumsden 6
Mingge Xu 6

Benjamin Gusic Wan 5
Brooke Black 5
Charlie Robertson 5
(Gordon Reid 5 - listed but season over)
Hannah Klugman 5
Hannah Read 5
Johannus Monday 5
Luke Johnson 5
Marcus Willis 5
Mark Ceban 5

Emile Hudd 4
Julian Cash 4
Sarah Beth Grey 4

Those on 4 are listed as they are still playing for titles this week. The list cut off will rise to 5 titles after this weekend !

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 10th of November 2023 08:07:07 AM

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 10th of November 2023 08:08:43 AM

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Alfie Hewett 8
Maia Lumsden 6
Mingge Xu 6

Benjamin Gusic Wan 5
Brooke Black 5
Charlie Robertson 5
(Gordon Reid 5 - listed but season over)
Hannah Klugman 5
Hannah Read 5
Johannus Monday 5
Luke Johnson 5
Marcus Willis 5
Mark Ceban 5
Sarah Beth Grey 5

with 3 weeks left, these are the list of players within 3 titles or fewer to top spot. Beth has got herself into the list today - bring frank, its hard to see anyone winning 3 titles in 3 weeks at this stage of the season, but you never know.
Alfie must be odds on favourite now. but you never know and Alfie, of course, wont play anymore this season.

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JonH comes home wrote:
Alfie Hewett 8
Maia Lumsden 6
Mingge Xu 6

Benjamin Gusic Wan 5
Brooke Black 5
Charlie Robertson 5
(Gordon Reid 5 - listed but season over)
Hannah Klugman 5
Hannah Read 5
Johannus Monday 5
Luke Johnson 5
Marcus Willis 5
Mark Ceban 5
Sarah Beth Grey 5

with 3 weeks left, these are the list of players within 3 titles or fewer to top spot. Beth has got herself into the list today - bring frank, its hard to see anyone winning 3 titles in 3 weeks at this stage of the season, but you never know.
Alfie must be odds on favourite now. but you never know and Alfie, of course, wont play anymore this season.

Hi - just wondering if anyone knows if any of the players in the list above are due to play this week coming ? Not many, Im guessing?

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Beth withdrew from singles in Funchal yesterday and probably won't make the trip from Canada. No idea about any of the rest.

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the addict wrote:
Beth withdrew from singles in Funchal yesterday and probably won't make the trip from Canada. No idea about any of the rest.

Ah, going to be hard to see Beth adding much to her title haul then!

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JonH comes home wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Alfie Hewett 8
Maia Lumsden 6
Mingge Xu 6

Benjamin Gusic Wan 5
Brooke Black 5
Charlie Robertson 5
(Gordon Reid 5 - listed but season over)
Hannah Klugman 5
Hannah Read 5
Johannus Monday 5
Luke Johnson 5
Marcus Willis 5
Mark Ceban 5
Sarah Beth Grey 5

with 3 weeks left, these are the list of players within 3 titles or fewer to top spot. Beth has got herself into the list today - bring frank, its hard to see anyone winning 3 titles in 3 weeks at this stage of the season, but you never know.
Alfie must be odds on favourite now. but you never know and Alfie, of course, wont play anymore this season.
Hi - just wondering if anyone knows if any of the players in the list above are due to play this week coming ? Not many, Im guessing?

As far as I can tell, Marcus Willis and JoMo are the only playerscon the list of title winners above playing this week, he is in doubles in Champaign.

Which realistically means that the list of those who can match Alfie's haul of 8 counting titles will be limited to Mimi, Hannah (who would both need to take two titles in weeks 47 and 48) and Marcus and Johannus (who would need to win this week and also win in weeks 47 and 48).

It feels as if that is highly unlikely but, nonetheless, we are down to a 4 horse race.

If Marcus or JoMo dont achieve 3 titles, each of Alfie and Hannah are already qualified for Player of the Season and Mimi is in the box seat as top girls ranked junior. So it looks like this route to qualifying for the PoS is not going to add any new names to our list of qualified players - unless Marcus or JoMo pulls an amazing three weeks out of the bag! (nb, they

may not even be playing all 3 weeks?!)

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Monday 13th of November 2023 11:52:37 PM