Week 19 - ITF W60 Fukuoka, Japan Carpet

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 19 - ITF W60 Fukuoka, Japan Carpet

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Hoping for 1 better this week

SuperT · Futures level

Great to see Katie playing back to back tournaments. Hope she can get some momentum going and push her ranking back up.

Peter too · Tennis legend

SuperT wrote:
Great to see Katie playing back to back tournaments. Hope she can get some momentum going and push her ranking back up.

She jumped 19 places this week. A few more results like last week and she could soon be back in the top 100.

Peter too · Tennis legend

There is one more W60 in Japan after this one, they then have a succession of W25s, so Katie may move to another area after next week. If she does well this week and next week she might just get back in the top 100 before the UK grass season.

HarryGem · Club Coach

Peter too wrote:
There is one more W60 in Japan after this one, they then have a succession of W25s, so Katie may move to another area after next week. If she does well this week and next week she might just get back in the top 100 before the UK grass season.

She will need around 650 points to make the top 100 and around 660 to be above place 99/100. Been around that all year so far.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (1) 135 (CH=82 2019) v YAMAGUCHI, Mei (JPN) Q 596 (CH=534 2021)

Lambda · Challenger level

This has been a good tournament for our women in recent years. Katie won this tournament in 2018 and Heather won it the last time it was held in 2019. Can Katie retake the title and make it 3 consecutive British winners?

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (1) 135 def YAMAGUCHI, Mei (JPN) Q 596 6-4 6-1

R2: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (1) 135 (CH=82 2019) v SHIMIZU, Eri (JPN) 457 (CH=449 2023)

RJH1962 · Intermediate Club Player

Hopefully 1 better than last time. Assume she will still go to French open for qualifying even though shes had little prep on Clay.

Babfive · Satellite level

Katie won 6-1 6-0 smile

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (1) 135 der SHIMIZU, Eri (JPN) 457 6-1 6-0

QF: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) (1) 135 (CH=82 2019) v LIANG, En Shuo (TPE) (8) 298 (CH=150 2019)
They met in Nottingham in 2022 with Katie winning 2 & 5

indiana · Tennis legend

As I have posted in more detail in the women's rankings thread, Katie is now the British woman who has earned most points this year.

With her QF here so far she is currently live 110 on 233 points in that race.

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 12th of May 2023 09:27:50 AM

Lambda · Challenger level

Katie wins in a final set tie-break 6-3 4-6 7-6(5).

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF: BOULTER, Katie (GBR)(5) (1) 135 def LIANG, En Shuo (TPE) (8) 298 6-3 4-6 7-6(5)

SF: BOULTER, Katie (GBR)(5) (1) 135 (CH=82 2019) v BEKTAS, Emina (USA) (4) 245 (CH=188 2022)
They met in Melbourne in 2022 with Emina winning 4 & 4