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Week 23 - WTA125 - Ilkley, Great Britain - Grass

the addict · Tennis legend

QR1:- Iryna SHYMANOVICH (***) WR189 [1] v Savannah DADA-MASCOLL (GBR [QWC]
QR1:- Mariia KOZYREVA (***) WR633 v Clervie NGOUNOUE (USA) WR310 [8]

QR1:- Kayla CROSS (CAN) WR199 [2] v Megan KNIGHT (GBR) UNR [QWC]
QR1:- Brooke BLACK (GBR) WR851 v Tereza MARTINCOVA (CZE) WR248 [7]

QR1:- Vendula VALDMANNOVA (CZE) WR201 [3] v Sayaka ISHII (JPN) WR642
QR1:- Edie GRIFFITHS (GBR) UNR [QWC] v Naiktha BAINS (GBR) WR423 [10]

QR1:- Celine NAEF (SUI) WR216 [4] v Hiroko KUWATA (JPN) WR670
QR1:- Katy DUNNE (GBR) WR555 v Momoko KOBORI (JPN) WR335 [9]

QR1:- Elena PRIDANKINA (***) WR218 [5] v Ella MCDONALD (GBR) WR527
QR1:- Ranah STOIBER (GBR) WR457 v Victoria ALLEN (GBR) WR433 [12]

QR1:- Harmony TAN (FRA) WR225 [6] v Amelia RAJECKI (GBR) WR456
QR1:- Tegan BUSH (GBR) WR1034 v Emily APPLETON (GBR) WR426 [11]

Edit - rankings added as at 25/05/2026

-- Edited by the addict on Saturday 6th of June 2026 05:45:50 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Very interested to see Savannah on the list

I seem to remember Lambda saying she would be the top US college player for the Wimble wildcard playoffs spot, if she signed in, but nobody knew if she was going to give it a go

Rather a shame she's drawn the top seed but, all the same....

And obviously great to see Meg Knight on the court - do hope she's fully fit and firing on all cylinders

Welcome to grass to Ella too - always love to see the US bods returning, like summer swallowa

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Main draw wildcards are for:

Mimi Xu

Dani Britton

Katie Swan

Alicia Dudeney

BIG step up for young Dani - she's barely played any adult tennis and is in the main drfaw of a WTA 125 !

www.facebook.com/thelta1/posts/wild-cards-confirmed-for-the-lexus-ilkley-open-/1546944906819007/

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

Tegan would have been the 4th qWC (from being U18 RU) but not using it creates the extra direct place for her.

Quite surprised by the number of Brits in. There must have been a lot of withdrawals.

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

Great to see Savannah in. I didn't have any doubts she would play the play-offs but didn't think she'd get to play any of the grass pro events. She is of course a Yorkshire lass and played at Ilkley before going to Bolton so this is a return to her early junior home.

the addict · Tennis legend

Just seen the order of play on TNNS. Six courts in use, starting at 11am

https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2026/1127/OP.pdf

paulisi · Tennis legend

The forecast is mixed for tomorrow. They may get a couple of hours in, before regular showers

indiana · Tennis legend

L32: (WC) Daniella Britton UNR, aged 15 JCH 74 vs (1) Viktorija Golubic (SUI) WR 82 (CH 35 in February 2022)
L32: (WC) Katie Swan WR 203 ( CH 118 in October 2022 ) vs qualifier
- winners meet in the L16

L32: (WC) Alicia Dudeney WR 281 (= CH) vs Himeno.Sakatsume (JPN) WR 131 (= CH)
- also in the top quarter

L32: (WC) Mimi Xu WR 257 (CH 230 in January) vs Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) WR 165 (CH 97 in June 2023)
- also in the top half

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ridiculous, IMO, that a young girl who has only played one adult match in her life now has to play against a top-100 player

If only the LTA would host some slightly less rich grass events, our girls could actually get some practice in

What sort of practice is it when nearly all the players are (completely understandably) losing in the first round ?

Var · Challenger qualifying

Coup Droit wrote:
Ridiculous, IMO, that a young girl who has only played one adult match in her life now has to play against a top-100 player

If only the LTA would host some slightly less rich grass events, our girls could actually get some practice in

What sort of practice is it when nearly all the players are (completely understandably) losing in the first round ?

It does seem daft!

Danny1312 · Club Coach

Agreed with the above, grass is meant to help our players but they lately just get thrown into losses and seems to nullify the chances of progress... could use a few 75s or 50s imo

indiana · Tennis legend

Well less losses next week with just WTA 250 Nottingham! - probably so kindly saving a good number of our Wimbledon Qualifying players the exertion of playing any matches in the week before Qualifying.

sammmm · Junior player

Very interesting the way wildcards have been split with Katie, Alicia and Mimi getting main draw here while Heather, Lily, Hannah and Jodie get Queens QWC. Also I do not understand the logic of giving a main draw WC to a 15 y/o when theres Allegra who cant compete in quails coz she has a final tomorrow and shes only 18. Also any idea why Marni isnt there?

-- Edited by sammmm on Saturday 6th of June 2026 10:31:40 PM

JonH · Tennis legend

sammmm wrote:
Very interesting the way wildcards have been split with Katie, Alicia and Mimi getting main draw here while Heather, Lily, Hannah and Jodie get Queens QWC. Also I do not understand the logic of giving a main draw WC to a 15 y/o when theres Allegra who cant compete in quails coz she has a final tomorrow and shes only 18. Also any idea why Marni isnt there?

-- Edited by sammmm on Saturday 6th of June 2026 10:31:40 PM

I believe Allegra entered into the Egypt Grass court W25 event this coming week - draw isnt out but she was on the confirmed acceptance list and I presume we expect to see her in the draw there - so presumably Ilkley wasnt in her plan and staying in EMEA was the thinking at this stage to ensure some grass practice ahead of the play offs?

https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/w50-hurghada/egy/2026/w-itf-egy-2026-021/acceptance-list/

Hopefully Summer also made the main draw as the qualies top seed was second on the alts list behind her.

-- Edited by JonH on Saturday 6th of June 2026 10:39:30 PM

-- Edited by JonH on Saturday 6th of June 2026 10:41:01 PM