Just a few days left for nominations this month, the process closes Sunday - timings will depend on how Brits are doing over in Mexico and West coast USA. Will confirm Sunday morning!
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.
Business end of week now, 4 days left for nominations and some strong efforts coming through this week already.
Added Katie B - to be further edited once her week is over.
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.
17. Katie Boulter - for her performances at WTA 500 San Diego, including beating Haddad Maia WR 13. And for reaching a further CH.
Nice one, Indy. I imagined someone would nominate Katie! And , as you say, more to come.
Of the list, I can see maybe 3 others still in this week that might end up with an upgrade to their narrative. Still not sure we have one person standing out, above the others, just yet.
Thanks to DF for their weekly update / round up. Jack D into his first ever 500 level semi, and several other players in semis or finals this weekend. Maddie Brooks doing well again this week!
Thanks to DF for their weekly update / round up. Jack D into his first ever 500 level semi, and several other players in semis or finals this weekend. Maddie Brooks doing well again this week!
Maddie has had 3 semifinal losses in February already - 2 in the GB ITF50 events, and at Porto ITF75. Could this be her week to cap a very impressive month.
Added Katie B - to be further edited once her week is over.
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.
17. Katie Boulter - for her performances at WTA 500 San Diego, including beating Haddad Maia WR 13. And for reaching a further CH.
Looks like Katie, Greg (maybe) and Marnie could all be open to narrative updates? Lots of other Brits into semis and finals, so this list could be added to by the end of the weekend.
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.
17. Katie Boulter - for her performances at WTA 500 San Diego, including beating Haddad Maia WR 13. And for reaching a further CH.
18. Flora Johnson (age 16) - for winning the J100 in South Africa (and being runner-up in doubles). Her first singles title for three years
If we keep to 20 or below , we will have one big melee. 21 , 3 groups of 7; 22 and above , 2 groups of whatever - cant think above 22 but will deal with it if we get there !
You need to get that update for Katie sharpened up, Indy.
Indeed. I will update when her full story for the week has played out.
Indeed, indeed. It feels to me like one player reaching their first WTA 500 semi and a new CH is sort of matched by another player doing exactly the same - and both live ranked 37 as they reach the semis. So I do think Jack D also equally deserves a nomination, the relative merits can be decided in the vote in a few days.
so if anyone would like to nominate Jack, please do so, otherwise I will do it later, regardless of his result tonight !
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.
17. Katie Boulter - for her performances at WTA 500 San Diego, including beating Haddad Maia WR 13. And for reaching a further CH.
18. Flora Johnson (age 16) - for winning the J100 in South Africa (and being runner-up in doubles). Her first singles title for three years
19. Jack Draper - for his performances at ATP 500 Acapulco, reaching the semis at time of posting, including beating Tommy Paul WR 14. And for reaching a further CH (live 37 at time of posting).