February 2024 Player of the Month Nominations Thread

Spireman · Club Coach

RE: February 2024 Player of the Month Nominations Thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Spireman wrote:
Tanaqui wrote:
Updated Charlie's narrative with his new ranking. (And yes, Jon, it's a nice list!)

1 - Jodie Burrage for reaching the quarter finals of the WTA500 in Linz from qualifying, including getting through some tough moments with composure.

2 - Felix Gill for reaching the semi final of an ATP Challenger 75 - on clay - beating 2 seeds & other higher ranked players on the way

3 - Lily Miyazaki for winning the tournament at Andrezieux-Boutheon; some great wins, including beating the top seed in the SF.

4 - Heather Watson for a timely reminder that she can still mix it with the top players. At the Abu Dhabi WTA 500, she reached the final in the doubles (with Linda Noskova), resulting in her rocketing up the doubles rankings. In singles at the same event, she came through qualifying and then won her first round match against the world number 16. She followed this up in the week after by reaching the final of the singles at the Roehampton W50, which will take her singles ranking up to around 125.

5 - Harriet Dart for coming through qualifying and making the semi-final of a 250K event for the first time, beating WR 56 on the way. Also for making the final in doubles.

6 - Mark Ceban - age 14 - won the single title at the J60 Tunisia. This will boost him to about JWR 350, and take him to third best player in the world for his age

7 - Great Britain 12U girls team crowned Tennis Europe Winter Cup champions

8 - Charlie Robertson - for getting his first ever rankings points and for doing it in style in the Glasgow Challenger, coming through qualies and then taking out a Top 500 player in the 1st Round MD. Charlie enters the rankings at number 1141.

9. Emile Hudd - won the ITF doubles event in Egypt with David Stevenson, reaching the singles QF stage as well; followed up with a SF singles and final of the doubles (with David) in week commencing 12th Feb, to make a really strong month

10. Paul Jubb for coming through qualifying and making the final of the Challenger 50 event in Glasgow. This is the first Challenger final he has reached since returning from injury last summer.
11. Julian Cash for winning the doubles at the ATP250 in Delray Beach with Robert Galloway, defeating the much higher ranked number 1 seeds in the final. This is Julian's first title at this level and will give him a new career high.
12. Hephzibah Oluwadare (born 31 Oct 2007) for achieving her first WTA singles ranking (1189) after picking up a point at the Roehampton W50. This follows on from winning a J200 in Germany earlier in the month.
Sorry but I have to comment, after a discussion on the Roehampton thread. I'm sure all in all Hephzibah is worthy of a ranking and the system as I understand it of getting points in three tournaments or one 10 pointer is very odd for wta rankings, but..... What she did in February is have a MD wildcard into Roehampton giving a third counter, despite losing first round. I know she played Heather and put up a good showing, maybe could have had first set, but still. Obviously she did win the J200 earlier in the month though.

I guess the vote will tell if her nomination passed muster compared to others! Thats the beauty of POM votes! And at least Hep is more worthy than a certain nominee who has appeared on the last few lists despite having literally done nothing but turn up! I wont name her, but most will know it was !

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 23rd of February 2024 08:51:58 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
1 - Jodie Burrage for reaching the quarter finals of the WTA500 in Linz from qualifying, including getting through some tough moments with composure.

2 - Felix Gill for reaching the semi final of an ATP Challenger 75 - on clay - beating 2 seeds & other higher ranked players on the way

3 - Lily Miyazaki for winning the tournament at Andrezieux-Boutheon; some great wins, including beating the top seed in the SF.

4 - Heather Watson for a timely reminder that she can still mix it with the top players. At the Abu Dhabi WTA 500, she reached the final in the doubles (with Linda Noskova), resulting in her rocketing up the doubles rankings. In singles at the same event, she came through qualifying and then won her first round match against the world number 16. She followed this up in the week after by reaching the final of the singles at the Roehampton W50, which will take her singles ranking up to around 125.

5 - Harriet Dart for coming through qualifying and making the semi-final of a 250K event for the first time, beating WR 56 on the way. Also for making the final in doubles.

6 - Mark Ceban - age 14 - won the single title at the J60 Tunisia. This will boost him to about JWR 350, and take him to third best player in the world for his age

7 - Great Britain 12U girls team crowned Tennis Europe Winter Cup champions

8 - Charlie Robertson - for getting his first ever rankings points and for doing it in style in the Glasgow Challenger, coming through qualies and then taking out a Top 500 player in the 1st Round MD. Charlie enters the rankings at number 1141.

9. Emile Hudd - won the ITF doubles event in Egypt with David Stevenson, reaching the singles QF stage as well; followed up with a SF singles and final of the doubles (with David) in week commencing 12th Feb, to make a really strong month

10. Paul Jubb for coming through qualifying and making the final of the Challenger 50 event in Glasgow. This is the first Challenger final he has reached since returning from injury last summer.

11. Julian Cash for winning the doubles at the ATP250 in Delray Beach with Robert Galloway, defeating the much higher ranked number 1 seeds in the final. This is Julian's first title at this level and will give him a new career high.

12. Hephzibah Oluwadare (born 31 Oct 2007) for achieving her first WTA singles ranking (1189) after picking up a point at the Roehampton W50. This follows on from winning a J200 in Germany earlier in the month.

13. Greg Slade - Britain's #2 ranked Quad wheelchair player, unseeded he won the Bolton Indoor ITF Series 3 event, beating World ranked #10, top seeded Brazilian, Silva, in the final. Also won the doubles title, again Unseeded. Good to shout at a British player that isn't one of the more well known names of wheelchair tennis

14. Henry Searle - for reaching his first Challenger level QF and beating WR 286 player Jiri Vesely. Also finished runner up in the doubles with Kyle Edmund as WCs.

updated Greg Slade entry to reflect doubles title.

Just promoting the full list to appear before the 12 player list!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Big matches then this weekend for (in no order) , Marni, Cam, Fran, Jamie and Ben Jones. Hope some of them get successful outcomes! And Jay of course in delayed action over finals weekend.
Other players are available!

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 24th of February 2024 08:32:54 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Fran, Jay and Marni keep it going into finals, title for Jamie. Cam to come later.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Fran, Jay and Marni keep it going into finals, title for Jamie. Cam to come later.

Marni joins Jamie in title city for the week!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

1 - Jodie Burrage for reaching the quarter finals of the WTA500 in Linz from qualifying, including getting through some tough moments with composure.

2 - Felix Gill for reaching the semi final of an ATP Challenger 75 - on clay - beating 2 seeds & other higher ranked players on the way

3 - Lily Miyazaki for winning the tournament at Andrezieux-Boutheon; some great wins, including beating the top seed in the SF.

4 - Heather Watson for a timely reminder that she can still mix it with the top players. At the Abu Dhabi WTA 500, she reached the final in the doubles (with Linda Noskova), resulting in her rocketing up the doubles rankings. In singles at the same event, she came through qualifying and then won her first round match against the world number 16. She followed this up in the week after by reaching the final of the singles at the Roehampton W50, which will take her singles ranking up to around 125.

5 - Harriet Dart for coming through qualifying and making the semi-final of a 250K event for the first time, beating WR 56 on the way. Also for making the final in doubles.

6 - Mark Ceban - age 14 - won the single title at the J60 Tunisia. This will boost him to about JWR 350, and take him to third best player in the world for his age

7 - Great Britain 12U girls team crowned Tennis Europe Winter Cup champions

8 - Charlie Robertson - for getting his first ever rankings points and for doing it in style in the Glasgow Challenger, coming through qualies and then taking out a Top 500 player in the 1st Round MD. Charlie enters the rankings at number 1141.

9. Emile Hudd - won the ITF doubles event in Egypt with David Stevenson, reaching the singles QF stage as well; followed up with a SF singles and final of the doubles (with David) in week commencing 12th Feb, to make a really strong month

10. Paul Jubb for coming through qualifying and making the final of the Challenger 50 event in Glasgow. This is the first Challenger final he has reached since returning from injury last summer.

11. Julian Cash for winning the doubles at the ATP250 in Delray Beach with Robert Galloway, defeating the much higher ranked number 1 seeds in the final. This is Julian's first title at this level and will give him a new career high.

12. Hephzibah Oluwadare (born 31 Oct 2007) for achieving her first WTA singles ranking (1189) after picking up a point at the Roehampton W50. This follows on from winning a J200 in Germany earlier in the month.

13. Greg Slade - Britain's #2 ranked Quad wheelchair player, unseeded he won the Bolton Indoor ITF Series 3 event, beating World ranked #10, top seeded Brazilian, Silva, in the final. Also won the doubles title, again Unseeded. Followed up with the doubles title in the ITF Series 2 event the following week, also in Bolton. Good to shout at a British player that isn't one of the more well known names of wheelchair tennis

14. Henry Searle - for reaching his first Challenger level QF and beating WR 286 player Jiri Vesely. Also finished runner up in the doubles with Kyle Edmund as WCs.

updated Greg Slade entry to reflect winning the doubles in the subsequent ITF2 event this week.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

It feels to me like Marni deserves a nomination but, being honest, Im not close enough to the story to write a narrative . But hope someone else adds her to the list above . Remember just quote the last list and add the name.

SuperT · Futures level

1 - Jodie Burrage for reaching the quarter finals of the WTA500 in Linz from qualifying, including getting through some tough moments with composure.

2 - Felix Gill for reaching the semi final of an ATP Challenger 75 - on clay - beating 2 seeds & other higher ranked players on the way

3 - Lily Miyazaki for winning the tournament at Andrezieux-Boutheon; some great wins, including beating the top seed in the SF.

4 - Heather Watson for a timely reminder that she can still mix it with the top players. At the Abu Dhabi WTA 500, she reached the final in the doubles (with Linda Noskova), resulting in her rocketing up the doubles rankings. In singles at the same event, she came through qualifying and then won her first round match against the world number 16. She followed this up in the week after by reaching the final of the singles at the Roehampton W50, which will take her singles ranking up to around 125.

5 - Harriet Dart for coming through qualifying and making the semi-final of a 250K event for the first time, beating WR 56 on the way. Also for making the final in doubles.

6 - Mark Ceban - age 14 - won the single title at the J60 Tunisia. This will boost him to about JWR 350, and take him to third best player in the world for his age

7 - Great Britain 12U girls team crowned Tennis Europe Winter Cup champions

8 - Charlie Robertson - for getting his first ever rankings points and for doing it in style in the Glasgow Challenger, coming through qualies and then taking out a Top 500 player in the 1st Round MD. Charlie enters the rankings at number 1141.

9. Emile Hudd - won the ITF doubles event in Egypt with David Stevenson, reaching the singles QF stage as well; followed up with a SF singles and final of the doubles (with David) in week commencing 12th Feb, to make a really strong month

10. Paul Jubb for coming through qualifying and making the final of the Challenger 50 event in Glasgow. This is the first Challenger final he has reached since returning from injury last summer.

11. Julian Cash for winning the doubles at the ATP250 in Delray Beach with Robert Galloway, defeating the much higher ranked number 1 seeds in the final. This is Julian's first title at this level and will give him a new career high.

12. Hephzibah Oluwadare (born 31 Oct 2007) for achieving her first WTA singles ranking (1189) after picking up a point at the Roehampton W50. This follows on from winning a J200 in Germany earlier in the month.

13. Greg Slade - Britain's #2 ranked Quad wheelchair player, unseeded he won the Bolton Indoor ITF Series 3 event, beating World ranked #10, top seeded Brazilian, Silva, in the final. Also won the doubles title, again Unseeded. Followed up with the doubles title in the ITF Series 2 event the following week, also in Bolton. Good to shout at a British player that isn't one of the more well known names of wheelchair tennis

14. Henry Searle - for reaching his first Challenger level QF and beating WR 286 player Jiri Vesely. Also finished runner up in the doubles with Kyle Edmund as WCs.

15. Marnie Banks for winning her first senior tournament at a W35 in Australia. She is also set to hit a new CH around 280 on Monday.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks SuperT!

SuperT · Futures level

JonH comes home wrote:
Thanks SuperT!

I think the narrative is correct but Im sure someone will correct me if Im wrong!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

1 - Jodie Burrage for reaching the quarter finals of the WTA500 in Linz from qualifying, including getting through some tough moments with composure.

2 - Felix Gill for reaching the semi final of an ATP Challenger 75 - on clay - beating 2 seeds & other higher ranked players on the way

3 - Lily Miyazaki for winning the tournament at Andrezieux-Boutheon; some great wins, including beating the top seed in the SF.

4 - Heather Watson for a timely reminder that she can still mix it with the top players. At the Abu Dhabi WTA 500, she reached the final in the doubles (with Linda Noskova), resulting in her rocketing up the doubles rankings. In singles at the same event, she came through qualifying and then won her first round match against the world number 16. She followed this up in the week after by reaching the final of the singles at the Roehampton W50, which will take her singles ranking up to around 125.

5 - Harriet Dart for coming through qualifying and making the semi-final of a 250K event for the first time, beating WR 56 on the way. Also for making the final in doubles.

6 - Mark Ceban - age 14 - won the single title at the J60 Tunisia. This will boost him to about JWR 350, and take him to third best player in the world for his age

7 - Great Britain 12U girls team crowned Tennis Europe Winter Cup champions

8 - Charlie Robertson - for getting his first ever rankings points and for doing it in style in the Glasgow Challenger, coming through qualies and then taking out a Top 500 player in the 1st Round MD. Charlie enters the rankings at number 1141.

9. Emile Hudd - won the ITF doubles event in Egypt with David Stevenson, reaching the singles QF stage as well; followed up with a SF singles and final of the doubles (with David) in week commencing 12th Feb, to make a really strong month

10. Paul Jubb for coming through qualifying and making the final of the Challenger 50 event in Glasgow. This is the first Challenger final he has reached since returning from injury last summer.

11. Julian Cash for winning the doubles at the ATP250 in Delray Beach with Robert Galloway, defeating the much higher ranked number 1 seeds in the final. This is Julian's first title at this level and will give him a new career high.

12. Hephzibah Oluwadare (born 31 Oct 2007) for achieving her first WTA singles ranking (1189) after picking up a point at the Roehampton W50. This follows on from winning a J200 in Germany earlier in the month.

13. Greg Slade - Britain's #2 ranked Quad wheelchair player, unseeded he won the Bolton Indoor ITF Series 3 event, beating World ranked #10, top seeded Brazilian, Silva, in the final. Also won the doubles title, again Unseeded. Followed up with the doubles title in the ITF Series 2 event the following week, also in Bolton. Good to shout at a British player that isn't one of the more well known names of wheelchair tennis

14. Henry Searle - for reaching his first Challenger level QF and beating WR 286 player Jiri Vesely. Also finished runner up in the doubles with Kyle Edmund as WCs.

15. Marnie Banks - for winning her first senior tournament at a W35 in Australia. She is also set to hit a new CH around 280 on Monday.

16. Edie Griffiths - age 14 - for winning the J60 in Norway - her first singles final, her first singles title - and a very good one, given her age

the addict · Tennis legend

SuperT wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Thanks SuperT!
I think the narrative is correct but Im sure someone will correct me if Im wrong!

The ranking points won't be added for another week as it is a W35. Marni is entered again this week, so maybe an update in a few days time.

SuperT · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
1 - Jodie Burrage for reaching the quarter finals of the WTA500 in Linz from qualifying, including getting through some tough moments with composure.

2 - Felix Gill for reaching the semi final of an ATP Challenger 75 - on clay - beating 2 seeds & other higher ranked players on the way

3 - Lily Miyazaki for winning the tournament at Andrezieux-Boutheon; some great wins, including beating the top seed in the SF.

4 - Heather Watson for a timely reminder that she can still mix it with the top players. At the Abu Dhabi WTA 500, she reached the final in the doubles (with Linda Noskova), resulting in her rocketing up the doubles rankings. In singles at the same event, she came through qualifying and then won her first round match against the world number 16. She followed this up in the week after by reaching the final of the singles at the Roehampton W50, which will take her singles ranking up to around 125.

5 - Harriet Dart for coming through qualifying and making the semi-final of a 250K event for the first time, beating WR 56 on the way. Also for making the final in doubles.

6 - Mark Ceban - age 14 - won the single title at the J60 Tunisia. This will boost him to about JWR 350, and take him to third best player in the world for his age

7 - Great Britain 12U girls team crowned Tennis Europe Winter Cup champions

8 - Charlie Robertson - for getting his first ever rankings points and for doing it in style in the Glasgow Challenger, coming through qualies and then taking out a Top 500 player in the 1st Round MD. Charlie enters the rankings at number 1141.

9. Emile Hudd - won the ITF doubles event in Egypt with David Stevenson, reaching the singles QF stage as well; followed up with a SF singles and final of the doubles (with David) in week commencing 12th Feb, to make a really strong month

10. Paul Jubb for coming through qualifying and making the final of the Challenger 50 event in Glasgow. This is the first Challenger final he has reached since returning from injury last summer.

11. Julian Cash for winning the doubles at the ATP250 in Delray Beach with Robert Galloway, defeating the much higher ranked number 1 seeds in the final. This is Julian's first title at this level and will give him a new career high.

12. Hephzibah Oluwadare (born 31 Oct 2007) for achieving her first WTA singles ranking (1189) after picking up a point at the Roehampton W50. This follows on from winning a J200 in Germany earlier in the month.

13. Greg Slade - Britain's #2 ranked Quad wheelchair player, unseeded he won the Bolton Indoor ITF Series 3 event, beating World ranked #10, top seeded Brazilian, Silva, in the final. Also won the doubles title, again Unseeded. Followed up with the doubles title in the ITF Series 2 event the following week, also in Bolton. Good to shout at a British player that isn't one of the more well known names of wheelchair tennis

14. Henry Searle - for reaching his first Challenger level QF and beating WR 286 player Jiri Vesely. Also finished runner up in the doubles with Kyle Edmund as WCs.

15. Marnie Banks - for winning her first senior tournament at a W35 in Australia. She is also set to hit a new CH around 280 on Monday week.

16. Edie Griffiths - age 14 - for winning the J60 in Norway - her first singles final, her first singles title - and a very good one, given her age

Thanks TA. I have corrected my entry.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

8 male and 8 female entries. 4 weeks in to the 5, nominations close next Sunday with the completion of the weeks events. Touch and go whether we reach 20 nominations plus ! Remember, anyone can nominate at any time. Just take the last list, quote it and add a name and reason at the bottom.