October 2023 Player of the Month Nominations thread

the addict · Tennis legend

October 2023 Player of the Month Nominations thread

SuperT · Futures qualifying

the addict wrote:
Sorry, my C & P missed it off !

No problem

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

SuperT wrote:
I'm reposting my nomination from above which seems to have got lost in TA'spost

Nominations:

1. Freya Peet - born in 2008 - has just won the J100 singles title in Botswana (having won the J60 singles title last week). She was about JWR 1300 mid September, and beat the 3rd seed, reached ranking of 344 but now at 402 (23rd Oct)

2. Sam Murray-Sharan - returning to competitive tennis after maternity leave, winning the W25 doubles title (with Olivia Gadecki from Australia) in her first tournament back.

3. Felix Gill for winning the 25K in Zaragoza. "The biggest singles title of his career so far! - his 3rd ITF World Tour singles title, the other two being at M15 level" As per Steven on Twitter. Followed up with another M25 title in Italy, his 4th career title. making it 2 titles in October and a 10-0 win loss record, losing just 1 set in the process.

4. Arthur Fery - for reaching the final of the Challenger 100 in Mouilleron Le Captif, as a qualifier and beating David Goffin along the way, his first challenger final. Entered the top 300 in the process. Reached last 8 in Brest Challenger, beating Goffin again, and reached 7-3 win/loss for the month

5. Billy Harris - for taking out WR 42 and former Top 10 player Roberto Bautista Agut in Malaga for a Career Best ranking scalp and guaranteeing himself a new CH ranking in the process. Subsequently reached the top 250 following the Hamburg Challenger where he reached the semis. Playing all weeks this month, he is now in a third semi, reaching 3 semis and a QF at Challenger level, for a 14-4 win/loss record (incl qualies) and wins over Pedro Martinez, Cem Ilkel and RBA.

6. Abigail Amos - winning W15 doubles titles in consecutive weeks in Monastir (her first career titles) with Marente Sijbesma

7. Maia Lumsden - winning the WTA 125 doubles in Rouen (with Jessika Ponchet). Her biggest title so far and first above ITF level and in the process becoming the GB #1 in women's doubles. Followed up with the W60 title in Glasgow

8. Hannah Klugman (age 14) - winning through qualis and into the QFs at W100 Shrewsbury. Beating 3 x WTA 550-600 players. And then beating Lily, WTA 163. The youngest player ever to qualify for and also win a W100 match, beating the record held by Coca Gauff. Backed up with a QF in W60 Glasgow.

9. Jake Fearnley - ranked 1782 and a qualifier, easily beat a series of higher ranked, seeded ,opponents to win the M25 Edgbaston title , including beating Kyle Edmund 3 and 1 in the final; also won the doubles title (w/Connor Thomson) in the same M25 event; also reached semis in Glasgow M25, before retiring inhired and worn out!

10. Marni Banks - playing in the W100 at Shrewsbury on a wild card and beating two seeded players (beat Dodin, Waltert, Dart and Dunne in the tournie) from inside the top 200 en-route to the final. A rise of 122 places to a new career high of 310 at the age of 21.

11. Jodie Burrage - an unexpected WTA 250 doubles title in Romania, partnering Jil Teichman. Both were outside the doubles top 200 and infrequent doubles competitors and they beat the CR 74 #1 seeds in the QF

12. Mingge (Mimi) Xu - a brilliant run through qualifying at the W60 Glasgow to reach her first Senior semi-final narrowly losing to Mona (WTA 277) in the semis and beating Knudsen (WTA 179) on the way.Reached the semis without dropping a set. Ranking up from 1033 to 744. Starting to ease comfortably into Senior level tennis showing some great tenacity.

13. Millie Rajecki - for winning an 80k doubles title in Tyler, Texas, her biggest to date after only playing her 1st pro doubles match 11 months ago. In the final, the NC State senior defeated alumni of her college who were one of the top college pairings from a couple of years ago and WTA ranked 211 and 215. In the MTB coming from 5-8, then 7-9 behind and saving 4 MPs to win it 16-14. All while still having to do final year US college studies between matches.

14. Joe Salisbury for winning ATP 500 in Vienna with Rajeev Ram.
15. Julian Cash - for winning a third challenger doubles title in the month, in his fourth final of the month with an ATP 250 thrown in. Gives Julian an 11-1 record for the month with two partners and equals his career high ranking as an outcome.

Johnny Aitch · Junior player

Nominations:

1. Freya Peet - born in 2008 - has just won the J100 singles title in Botswana (having won the J60 singles title last week). She was about JWR 1300 mid September, and beat the 3rd seed, reached ranking of 344 but now at 402 (23rd Oct)

2. Sam Murray-Sharan - returning to competitive tennis after maternity leave, winning the W25 doubles title (with Olivia Gadecki from Australia) in her first tournament back.

3. Felix Gill for winning the 25K in Zaragoza. "The biggest singles title of his career so far! - his 3rd ITF World Tour singles title, the other two being at M15 level" As per Steven on Twitter. Followed up with another M25 title in Italy, his 4th career title. making it 2 titles in October and a 10-0 win loss record, losing just 1 set in the process.

4. Arthur Fery - for reaching the final of the Challenger 100 in Mouilleron Le Captif, as a qualifier and beating David Goffin along the way, his first challenger final. Entered the top 300 in the process. Reached last 8 in Brest Challenger, beating Goffin again, and reached 7-3 win/loss for the month

5. Billy Harris - for taking out WR 42 and former Top 10 player Roberto Bautista Agut in Malaga for a Career Best ranking scalp and guaranteeing himself a new CH ranking in the process. Subsequently reached the top 250 following the Hamburg Challenger where he reached the semis. Playing all weeks this month, he is now in a third semi, reaching 3 semis and a QF at Challenger level, for a 14-4 win/loss record (incl qualies) and wins over Pedro Martinez, Cem Ilkel and RBA.

6. Abigail Amos - winning W15 doubles titles in consecutive weeks in Monastir (her first career titles) with Marente Sijbesma

7. Maia Lumsden - winning the WTA 125 doubles in Rouen (with Jessika Ponchet). Her biggest title so far and first above ITF level and in the process becoming the GB #1 in women's doubles. Followed up with the W60 title in Glasgow

8. Hannah Klugman (age 14) - winning through qualis and into the QFs at W100 Shrewsbury. Beating 3 x WTA 550-600 players. And then beating Lily, WTA 163. The youngest player ever to qualify for and also win a W100 match, beating the record held by Coca Gauff. Backed up with a QF in W60 Glasgow.

9. Jake Fearnley - ranked 1782 and a qualifier, easily beat a series of higher ranked, seeded ,opponents to win the M25 Edgbaston title , including beating Kyle Edmund 3 and 1 in the final; also won the doubles title (w/Connor Thomson) in the same M25 event; also reached semis in Glasgow M25, before retiring inhired and worn out!

10. Marni Banks - playing in the W100 at Shrewsbury on a wild card and beating two seeded players (beat Dodin, Waltert, Dart and Dunne in the tournie) from inside the top 200 en-route to the final. A rise of 122 places to a new career high of 310 at the age of 21.

11. Jodie Burrage - an unexpected WTA 250 doubles title in Romania, partnering Jil Teichman. Both were outside the doubles top 200 and infrequent doubles competitors and they beat the CR 74 #1 seeds in the QF

12. Mingge (Mimi) Xu - a brilliant run through qualifying at the W60 Glasgow to reach her first Senior semi-final narrowly losing to Mona (WTA 277) in the semis and beating Knudsen (WTA 179) on the way.Reached the semis without dropping a set. Ranking up from 1033 to 744. Starting to ease comfortably into Senior level tennis showing some great tenacity.

13. Millie Rajecki - for winning an 80k doubles title in Tyler, Texas, her biggest to date after only playing her 1st pro doubles match 11 months ago. In the final, the NC State senior defeated alumni of her college who were one of the top college pairings from a couple of years ago and WTA ranked 211 and 215. In the MTB coming from 5-8, then 7-9 behind and saving 4 MPs to win it 16-14. All while still having to do final year US college studies between matches.

14. Joe Salisbury for winning ATP 500 in Vienna with Rajeev Ram.

15. Julian Cash - for winning a third challenger doubles title in the month, in his fourth final of the month with an ATP 250 thrown in. Gives Julian an 11-1 record for the month with two partners and equals his career high ranking as an outcome.

16. Anna Brogan - for reaching a quarter final at the recent W60 tournament in Glasgow, equalling her best run at a W60 tournament (so far)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thank you Johnny and SuperT earlier.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

We just have Charlie B left to play now, he will be starting shortly. A title for him might be enough to get him on our list, we will see. No one seems tempted by Hamish Stewarts credentials, so far. A reminder that the nominations will be closed after Charlie has finished his final, Im estimating around 7 pm to close nominations and hope I will get the voting poll up by 9 or 10 latest.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Nominations:

1. Freya Peet - born in 2008 - has just won the J100 singles title in Botswana (having won the J60 singles title last week). She was about JWR 1300 mid September, and beat the 3rd seed, reached ranking of 344 but now at 402 (23rd Oct)

2. Sam Murray-Sharan - returning to competitive tennis after maternity leave, winning the W25 doubles title (with Olivia Gadecki from Australia) in her first tournament back.

3. Felix Gill for winning the 25K in Zaragoza. "The biggest singles title of his career so far! - his 3rd ITF World Tour singles title, the other two being at M15 level" As per Steven on Twitter. Followed up with another M25 title in Italy, his 4th career title. making it 2 titles in October and a 10-0 win loss record, losing just 1 set in the process.

4. Arthur Fery - for reaching the final of the Challenger 100 in Mouilleron Le Captif, as a qualifier and beating David Goffin along the way, his first challenger final. Entered the top 300 in the process. Reached last 8 in Brest Challenger, beating Goffin again, and reached 7-3 win/loss for the month

5. Billy Harris - for taking out WR 42 and former Top 10 player Roberto Bautista Agut in Malaga for a Career Best ranking scalp and guaranteeing himself a new CH ranking in the process. Subsequently reached the top 250 following the Hamburg Challenger where he reached the semis. Playing all weeks this month, he is now in a third semi, reaching 3 semis and a QF at Challenger level, for a 14-4 win/loss record (incl qualies) and wins over Pedro Martinez, Cem Ilkel and RBA.

6. Abigail Amos - winning W15 doubles titles in consecutive weeks in Monastir (her first career titles) with Marente Sijbesma

7. Maia Lumsden - winning the WTA 125 doubles in Rouen (with Jessika Ponchet). Her biggest title so far and first above ITF level and in the process becoming the GB #1 in women's doubles. Followed up with the W60 title in Glasgow

8. Hannah Klugman (age 14) - winning through qualis and into the QFs at W100 Shrewsbury. Beating 3 x WTA 550-600 players. And then beating Lily, WTA 163. The youngest player ever to qualify for and also win a W100 match, beating the record held by Coca Gauff. Backed up with a QF in W60 Glasgow.

9. Jake Fearnley - ranked 1782 and a qualifier, easily beat a series of higher ranked, seeded ,opponents to win the M25 Edgbaston title , including beating Kyle Edmund 3 and 1 in the final; also won the doubles title (w/Connor Thomson) in the same M25 event; also reached semis in Glasgow M25, before retiring inhired and worn out!

10. Marni Banks - playing in the W100 at Shrewsbury on a wild card and beating two seeded players (beat Dodin, Waltert, Dart and Dunne in the tournie) from inside the top 200 en-route to the final. A rise of 122 places to a new career high of 310 at the age of 21.

11. Jodie Burrage - an unexpected WTA 250 doubles title in Romania, partnering Jil Teichman. Both were outside the doubles top 200 and infrequent doubles competitors and they beat the CR 74 #1 seeds in the QF

12. Mingge (Mimi) Xu - a brilliant run through qualifying at the W60 Glasgow to reach her first Senior semi-final narrowly losing to Mona (WTA 277) in the semis and beating Knudsen (WTA 179) on the way.Reached the semis without dropping a set. Ranking up from 1033 to 744. Starting to ease comfortably into Senior level tennis showing some great tenacity.

13. Millie Rajecki - for winning an 80k doubles title in Tyler, Texas, her biggest to date after only playing her 1st pro doubles match 11 months ago. In the final, the NC State senior defeated alumni of her college who were one of the top college pairings from a couple of years ago and WTA ranked 211 and 215. In the MTB coming from 5-8, then 7-9 behind and saving 4 MPs to win it 16-14. All while still having to do final year US college studies between matches.

14. Joe Salisbury for winning ATP 500 in Vienna with Rajeev Ram.
15. Julian Cash - for winning a third challenger doubles title in the month, in his fourth final of the month with an ATP 250 thrown in. Gives Julian an 11-1 record for the month with two partners and equals his career high ranking as an outcome.
16. Anna Brogan - for reaching a quarter final at the recent W60 tournament in Glasgow, equalling her best run at a W60 tournament (so far)

17. Charlie Broom - won his first M25 singles title in Canada, beating the top seed in the final, as well as reaching the doubles final

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So added Charlie - Ill close to other nominations by 7 pm, just 10 mins , and then look to post the poll shortly after.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

ok, nominations closed, vote coming soon!

SuperT · Futures qualifying

JonH comes home wrote:
So added Charlie - Ill close to other nominations by 7 pm, just 10 mins , and then look to post the poll shortly after.

It"s going to be really tough choosing this month. So many good performances at vastly varying levels of the games but no-one who (in my opinion) stands out head and shoulders above everyone else. Should be fun.