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RJH1962 · Strong Club Player

Potential GB women in Aus Open qualifying

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Lambda wrote:
Only 5 of the wild cards will go to Australians. The others will go to an American, French and a non Australian from the Asia Pacific region. 1 of the 5 Australian wild cards go to the Australian with the most points from the Australian ITFs over the next 3 weeks. But none of that really changes anything, they'll still go to women that will be in the top 220.

That will feel so harsh for lots of the Aussies ranked from 105 to 224, that only 5 can be selected. To have 11 players in that category (including the pregnant Saville) is totally remarkable - shows a real strength in depth to their game, and when you consider the Aussie population is only 28 million (as opposed to 70 million for the UK), it is even more commendable. Will be very interesting to see who they choose for their slots.

9vicman · Futures level

Andy Parker wrote:
Lambda wrote:
Only 5 of the wild cards will go to Australians. The others will go to an American, French and a non Australian from the Asia Pacific region. 1 of the 5 Australian wild cards go to the Australian with the most points from the Australian ITFs over the next 3 weeks. But none of that really changes anything, they'll still go to women that will be in the top 220.
That will feel so harsh for lots of the Aussies ranked from 105 to 224, that only 5 can be selected. To have 11 players in that category (including the pregnant Saville) is totally remarkable - shows a real strength in depth to their game, and when you consider the Aussie population is only 28 million (as opposed to 70 million for the UK), it is even more commendable. Will be very interesting to see who they choose for their slots.

Meanwhile Elizabeth Mandlil is likely to get reciprocal USTA wild card. Which is ridiculous. Why US players need wild cards is beyond me.

indiana · Tennis legend

Andy Parker wrote:
Lambda wrote:
Only 5 of the wild cards will go to Australians. The others will go to an American, French and a non Australian from the Asia Pacific region. 1 of the 5 Australian wild cards go to the Australian with the most points from the Australian ITFs over the next 3 weeks. But none of that really changes anything, they'll still go to women that will be in the top 220.
That will feel so harsh for lots of the Aussies ranked from 105 to 224, that only 5 can be selected. To have 11 players in that category (including the pregnant Saville) is totally remarkable - shows a real strength in depth to their game, and when you consider the Aussie population is only 28 million (as opposed to 70 million for the UK), it is even more commendable. Will be very interesting to see who they choose for their slots.

Except it is not harsh to be a player ranked beyond WR 105 and be in the mix for Slam MD WC purely because of your nationality. That is a consideration that comes into play just for the 4 Slam nations and not for the vast bulk of players. And some would argue it's unfair that it does, or at least to the extent it does ( but we have separately had that discussion / argument before ).

Yes, they hsve an impressive number to choose from compared to say GB for Wimbledon and a bit more limited numbers because of the reciprocal arrangements ( but by definition that works both ways ). So unlike usually for GB, simply being top 250 will not be enough, choices will need to be made

But harsh? Simply no. Just as the potential choice that may have to made among GB men in the top 250 for Wimbledon 2026 will not be harsh. None of these players has done well enough to earn a MD WC by ranking as most have to do.

Andy Parker · Club Coach

I was thinking 'harsh', based more on how certain players have been playing this year. Destanee Aiava and Taylah Preston have for instance caught my eye, but lots of players on that list of 10 are really solid pros and so those choosing the wildcards will have a really difficult choice. I would imagine that youngsters like Emerson Jones will get the nod and that older players like Rodionova, Sharma and Inglis will miss out. Hon may well make the cut to get in automatically as she is now live ranked 104, anyway, which would make it a little easier for them.

-- Edited by Andy Parker on Monday 10th of November 2025 11:31:42 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Andy Parker wrote:
I was thinking 'harsh', based more on how certain players have been playing this year. Destanee Aiava and Taylah Preston have for instance caught my eye, but lots of players on that list of 10 are really solid pros and so those choosing the wildcards will have a really difficult choice. I would imagine that youngsters like Emerson Jones will get the nod and that older players like Rodionova, Sharma and Inglis will miss out. Hon may well make the cut to get in automatically as she is now live ranked 104, anyway, which would make it a little easier for them.

-- Edited by Andy Parker on Monday 10th of November 2025 11:31:42 PM

Still, Destaee, Taylah, et all, have more chance than most players who have been playing well over whatever period but not well enough to be inside the 12 month ranking entry cut-off.

emmsie69 · Masters Series Champion

Ons Jabeur is pregnant so she won't be playing.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
Andy Parker wrote:
Lambda wrote:
Only 5 of the wild cards will go to Australians. The others will go to an American, French and a non Australian from the Asia Pacific region. 1 of the 5 Australian wild cards go to the Australian with the most points from the Australian ITFs over the next 3 weeks. But none of that really changes anything, they'll still go to women that will be in the top 220.
That will feel so harsh for lots of the Aussies ranked from 105 to 224, that only 5 can be selected. To have 11 players in that category (including the pregnant Saville) is totally remarkable - shows a real strength in depth to their game, and when you consider the Aussie population is only 28 million (as opposed to 70 million for the UK), it is even more commendable. Will be very interesting to see who they choose for their slots.
Meanwhile Elizabeth Mandlil is likely to get reciprocal USTA wild card. Which is ridiculous. Why US players need wild cards is beyond me.

US players don't need them.

But it's reciprocal (as you say) so the Aussie federeation aren't going to give a Swedish player a wildcard when the Swedish federation, basically, have nothing to offer in return.

9vicman · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
9vicman wrote:
Andy Parker wrote:
Lambda wrote:
Only 5 of the wild cards will go to Australians. The others will go to an American, French and a non Australian from the Asia Pacific region. 1 of the 5 Australian wild cards go to the Australian with the most points from the Australian ITFs over the next 3 weeks. But none of that really changes anything, they'll still go to women that will be in the top 220.
That will feel so harsh for lots of the Aussies ranked from 105 to 224, that only 5 can be selected. To have 11 players in that category (including the pregnant Saville) is totally remarkable - shows a real strength in depth to their game, and when you consider the Aussie population is only 28 million (as opposed to 70 million for the UK), it is even more commendable. Will be very interesting to see who they choose for their slots.
Meanwhile Elizabeth Mandlil is likely to get reciprocal USTA wild card. Which is ridiculous. Why US players need wild cards is beyond me.
US players don't need them.
But it's reciprocal (as you say) so the Aussie federeation aren't going to give a Swedish player a wildcard when the Swedish federation, basically, have nothing to offer in return.

The French, the Americans, the Australians, none of them need reciprocal wild cards for other Slams as there are so many other players from these countries. But if course it's not going to change.

the addict · Tennis legend

I was just looking at OER to see where Katie S was placed.Live ranking is 309 on 212 points (includes this week). So she could make up the ground with the tournaments she is entered for in the next few weeks, especially as she hasn't a full set of counters.

Katie B is going to need some good results if she is to improve her ranking. She has four 10 points and three zero points in her counters, with six non-counters. Her lowest non-mandatory counter is 30, followed by 54.

emmsie69 · Masters Series Champion

Another step towards qualifying for Katie. By my calculations she needs to win one of the W75 or 1 F, 1 SF to put her into the mid 220s but with plenty of players trying to achieve the same bench mark, that could change. The last roll of the dice would be a tournament week beginning Dec 8th. I don't think she will make the cut for the W125 but there is a W35 in Egypt that week. A stop there on her way to the US for Xmas (assuming she will spend Xmas with her family) would probably seal the deal.

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Sunday 16th of November 2025 06:17:29 AM

B00thy · County player

Having seen how strongly Katie finished the final in Brisbane, only now I think she might contemplate what she needs to do for AO as a goal.

As for xmas, i suspect she will spend it with her family, but at the Bolts, her Mum having spent so much time there recently. Or perhaps the Bolts will all travel. But i get the impression the two families get on well.

-- Edited by B00thy on Sunday 16th of November 2025 09:05:07 AM