2023 PLAYER OF THE SEASON WILD CARD NOMINATIONS THREAD

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

2023 PLAYER OF THE SEASON WILD CARD NOMINATIONS THREAD

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

and a final name to consider for now (not that it will stop me, but just for now!)

UKPL Mens Finals winner - Patrick Brady, who also won week 7 in UKPL. The womens winner was Malygina, a non British player, of course.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Wild card nominations list - max. 20 nominations , closing date Nov. 30th
1. Joe Salisbury - although it hasnt been his best season ever Joe ,with his long time partner Rajeev Ram, managed to achieve the magnificent accolade of winning their third consecutive US Open title. They have also qualified for the ATP Tour Finals and won an ATP 500 title as well. We dont get many slam winners and Joe is one of only two British senior pros this season to achieve that. It would feel wrong to not have a slam winner in the player of the season vote.

2. Jan Choinski - gained over 100 places in the rankings up to a CH 126 winning his second challenger title along the way.

3. Julian Cash - a new career high inside the top 50, 4 titles and numerous finals, including 2 ATP250s, with a particularly successful October. And all that despite the end of a long-term successful partnership mid-season.

4. Max Lendrum, 12 years old. Another Welsh up and coming potential star of the future.Coached by Francesca Lewis at Swansea (Mimis old stamping ground). Max beat the number one seed Frederick Fabricus to take the National U12 title at the Lexus indoor chamionship in Bolton in October - his first national chamionship title. Achieved without dropping a set and followed up by reaching the boys double final in the same event.

5. Viktor Frydrych - 17 years old for winning his first ITF U18 J300 event in Beijing in October this year. Moving nicely up the junior ranking to mid 50s. Another up and coming star from Colwyn Bay in North Wales.As Chris Lewis Tennis Wales noted, from Viktor first practise sessions at Colwyn Bay they knew he had potential.

6. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - Alfie is already qualified individually for Player of the Season but as a pair, Alfie and Gordon are the real deal - winners of Australian, French and Wimbledon slams this year, the are the worlds top pair with 9 titles overall this season - Gordon alongside Joe Salisbury is the only slam winner not in the PoS qualfiers so far, so this gives him a chance to right that wrong as part of this dominating pair. Also won the Wheelchair Masters title to cap a great season as world champions.

7. Emily Appleton - for her dedication and progress up the rankings. Although Emily's schedule is largely dictated by doubles she has managed to improve her singles ranking to 386 on 31 Oct (and a career high 368 a couple of weeks earlier) from 793 on 31 Oct last year. She's also improved her doubles ranking to 139 from 194. She's done this by playing week in week out having played 28 singles events and 34 doubles events during 2023 to date.

8. Katy Dunne - for returning to tennis after facing illness and injury and being very close to giving up. Playing competitive tennis and being open about all the hurdles she and other tennis players have to face
9. Dan Cox - Dan largely goes unheralded and plugs away at the ITF level. But for those of you who remember, hes become our King of Grass - this year he won the most grass court matches of all Brits; but he also did it last year. And deserves credit for that!
10. Danielle Daley - topped the UKPL league standings this season, including winning the UKPL event in week 3. Overall top points scorer on the women's league circuit
11. Louis Bowden - topped the UKPL league standings this season, including winning the UKPL events in weeks 4 and 6. Didn't play Finals week, but had the best league season of all men's players.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Day 8 of 30. Im guessing most people know this nomination thread is here so I will hold off the daily reminders now - as before , just add a name as you see fit, before Nov 30th midnight - there are still 9 possible places left, I plan to fill a couple nearer month end.

Will check in if anything worth commenting on or new updates come to mind!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just confirming, there will be at least 1 and a maximum of 4 wildcards for the PoS votes coming from this wild card process. So this will be competitive and still plenty of room for disruptors to be nominated.

Noms in before the 30th Nov, midnight!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Ive just been reminded via another chat. The ITF rankings still exist and our leading players in those are Matilda Mutavdzic and James Davis.

James is 2nd in the mens itf world rankings and Matilda 4 in the womens. Ali Habib is also top 10, ranked 7th in the world mens list

There to consider for wild card nominations?

Nominations at 11 and close 30th November

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 9th of November 2023 11:34:40 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

ITF rankings ? That's scraping the barrel isn't it ? They are only relevant for entry into the low-level ITF tournaments for players who don't have an ATP or WTA ranking yet, so I personally wouldn't even consider a possible nomination and those who have performed this year will have already been nominated for POM or POS.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
ITF rankings ? That's scraping the barrel isn't it ? They are only relevant for entry into the low-level ITF tournaments for players who don't have an ATP or WTA ranking yet, so I personally wouldn't even consider a possible nomination and those who have performed this year will have already been nominated for POM or POS.

It was slightly tongue in cheek! Ok, very! You probably needed to read my post re Emilie Lindh to see why !

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 9th of November 2023 11:56:22 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I was going to mention the TS Open Tour rankings as well but guess I wont now!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Im sort of guessing the nominations list may well be close to being as full as it is going to get, but theres no hurry so Ill let the next 20 days slowly run their course !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Somebody just reminded me that in the mens singles , I missed out Jack Draper as someone NOT qualified for player of the season. Thats a big miss, for some reason my mind had him as in. But he isnt!

So maybe someone to consider nominating if anyone wants to add to the list above ?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

current nominations list
Wild card nominations list - max. 20 nominations , closing date Nov. 30th
1. Joe Salisbury - although it hasnt been his best season ever Joe ,with his long time partner Rajeev Ram, managed to achieve the magnificent accolade of winning their third consecutive US Open title. They have also qualified for the ATP Tour Finals and won an ATP 500 title as well. We dont get many slam winners and Joe is one of only two British senior pros this season to achieve that. It would feel wrong to not have a slam winner in the player of the season vote.

2. Jan Choinski - gained over 100 places in the rankings up to a CH 126 winning his second challenger title along the way.

3. Julian Cash - a new career high inside the top 50, 4 titles and numerous finals, including 2 ATP250s, with a particularly successful October. And all that despite the end of a long-term successful partnership mid-season.

4. Max Lendrum, 12 years old. Another Welsh up and coming potential star of the future.Coached by Francesca Lewis at Swansea (Mimis old stamping ground). Max beat the number one seed Frederick Fabricus to take the National U12 title at the Lexus indoor chamionship in Bolton in October - his first national chamionship title. Achieved without dropping a set and followed up by reaching the boys double final in the same event.

5. Viktor Frydrych - 17 years old for winning his first ITF U18 J300 event in Beijing in October this year. Moving nicely up the junior ranking to mid 50s. Another up and coming star from Colwyn Bay in North Wales.As Chris Lewis Tennis Wales noted, from Viktor first practise sessions at Colwyn Bay they knew he had potential.

6. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - Alfie is already qualified individually for Player of the Season but as a pair, Alfie and Gordon are the real deal - winners of Australian, French and Wimbledon slams this year, the are the worlds top pair with 9 titles overall this season - Gordon alongside Joe Salisbury is the only slam winner not in the PoS qualfiers so far, so this gives him a chance to right that wrong as part of this dominating pair. Also won the Wheelchair Masters title to cap a great season as world champions.

7. Emily Appleton - for her dedication and progress up the rankings. Although Emily's schedule is largely dictated by doubles she has managed to improve her singles ranking to 386 on 31 Oct (and a career high 368 a couple of weeks earlier) from 793 on 31 Oct last year. She's also improved her doubles ranking to 139 from 194. She's done this by playing week in week out having played 28 singles events and 34 doubles events during 2023 to date.

8. Katy Dunne - for returning to tennis after facing illness and injury and being very close to giving up. Playing competitive tennis and being open about all the hurdles she and other tennis players have to face
9. Dan Cox - Dan largely goes unheralded and plugs away at the ITF level. But for those of you who remember, hes become our King of Grass - this year he won the most grass court matches of all Brits; but he also did it last year. And deserves credit for that!
10. Danielle Daley - topped the UKPL league standings this season, including winning the UKPL event in week 3. Overall top points scorer on the women's league circuit
11. Louis Bowden - topped the UKPL league standings this season, including winning the UKPL events in weeks 4 and 6. Didn't play Finals week, but had the best league season of all men's players.

the addict · Tennis legend

Wild card nominations list - max. 20 nominations , closing date Nov. 30th

1. Joe Salisbury - although it hasnt been his best season ever Joe ,with his long time partner Rajeev Ram, managed to achieve the magnificent accolade of winning their third consecutive US Open title. They have also qualified for the ATP Tour Finals and won an ATP 500 title as well. We dont get many slam winners and Joe is one of only two British senior pros this season to achieve that. It would feel wrong to not have a slam winner in the player of the season vote.

2. Jan Choinski - gained over 100 places in the rankings up to a CH 126 winning his second challenger title along the way.

3. Julian Cash - a new career high inside the top 50, 4 titles and numerous finals, including 2 ATP250s, with a particularly successful October. And all that despite the end of a long-term successful partnership mid-season.

4. Max Lendrum, 12 years old. Another Welsh up and coming potential star of the future.Coached by Francesca Lewis at Swansea (Mimis old stamping ground). Max beat the number one seed Frederick Fabricus to take the National U12 title at the Lexus indoor chamionship in Bolton in October - his first national chamionship title. Achieved without dropping a set and followed up by reaching the boys double final in the same event.

5. Viktor Frydrych - 17 years old for winning his first ITF U18 J300 event in Beijing in October this year. Moving nicely up the junior ranking to mid 50s. Another up and coming star from Colwyn Bay in North Wales.As Chris Lewis Tennis Wales noted, from Viktor first practise sessions at Colwyn Bay they knew he had potential.

6. Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid - Alfie is already qualified individually for Player of the Season but as a pair, Alfie and Gordon are the real deal - winners of Australian, French and Wimbledon slams this year, the are the worlds top pair with 9 titles overall this season - Gordon alongside Joe Salisbury is the only slam winner not in the PoS qualfiers so far, so this gives him a chance to right that wrong as part of this dominating pair. Also won the Wheelchair Masters title to cap a great season as world champions.

7. Emily Appleton - for her dedication and progress up the rankings. Although Emily's schedule is largely dictated by doubles she has managed to improve her singles ranking to 386 on 31 Oct (and a career high 368 a couple of weeks earlier) from 793 on 31 Oct last year. She's also improved her doubles ranking to 139 from 194. She's done this by playing week in week out having played 28 singles events and 34 doubles events during 2023 to date.

8. Katy Dunne - for returning to tennis after facing illness and injury and being very close to giving up. Playing competitive tennis and being open about all the hurdles she and other tennis players have to face

9. Dan Cox - Dan largely goes unheralded and plugs away at the ITF level. But for those of you who remember, hes become our King of Grass - this year he won the most grass court matches of all Brits; but he also did it last year. And deserves credit for that!

10. Danielle Daley - topped the UKPL league standings this season, including winning the UKPL event in week 3. Overall top points scorer on the women's league circuit

11. Louis Bowden - topped the UKPL league standings this season, including winning the UKPL events in weeks 4 and 6. Didn't play Finals week, but had the best league season of all men's players.

12. Maia Lumsden - nominated here just in case Heather manages to pip her for GB#1 in doubles by making up the 90 point difference. Tremendous year, coming from WR219 at the start of the year to WR74, winning 6 titles in the process, as well as reaching the quarter finals at Wimbledon, losing to the now WR1 & 2 pair.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks TA, good call - Id been tempted myself but decided I had posted too many !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

As info - the TS Open Tour leaderboard toppers at the end of the normal tour are Teodoro Prisadnikova (who I believe is British from Northumberland) and in the mens Cameron Fryer was top Brit in second spot. Heather Barlow was top Scottish woman. Nicolas Rosenzweig top the mens but I believe is French ?