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the addict · Tennis legend

Weeks 39-40 WTA1000 China Open, Beijing - Hard

JonH · Tennis legend

Harriet won comfortably, 2 and 3.

JonH · Tennis legend

Harriet plays Yexin Ma in the FQR, she is ranked just inside the top 300, seeded Q14 here.

the addict · Tennis legend

R1:- Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR129 v Qualifier.
Winner to play Xinyu Wang (CHN) WR40 [31], with possibly Rybakina in the third round.

R1:- Katie Boulter (GBR) WR56 v Qualifier.
Winner to play Muchova WR8 [7] in the second round.

the addict · Tennis legend

QR1:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR113 [Q2] def Tiphanie Lemaitre (FRA) WR441 6-2 6-3

QR1:- Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP) WR129 [Q4] def Olivia Nicholls (GBR) UNR 6-1 6-1

QR1:- Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR729 def Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) WR146 6-4 6-4

sammmm · Club Coach

Jodie where did that come from?!

How far does Harriet need to get to move back into the top 100? She's been creeping back up

indiana · Tennis legend

sammmm wrote:
Jodie where did that come from?!

How far does Harriet need to get to move back into the top 100? She's been creeping back up

Sramkova has been lacking wins over recent months but I still didn't at all see that coming. Well done, Jodie !

From this China Open it looks like Harriet would need to reach at least R4/L16 to get back into the top 100. So think for now I'd settle for her continuing to get closer with a main draw win or two.

She is WR 116 at 28/09 on 662 points. She has 35 points to drop, qualifying plus R4 points would give her 150 points, so net up 115 points to 777 points.

777 points would currently have her at live ranked 95 but that is before everyone else adds points for the coming 2 weeks. I think a pertinent comparison is that Emma is the current official WR 100 at 28/09 on 785 points, so might be tight.

Harriet was WR 171 as recently as 25/05, so she has indeed most certainly been on the rise back up the rankings. Keep on trucking ...

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 28th of September 2026 11:25:31 AM

sammmm · Club Coach

indiana wrote:
sammmm wrote:
Jodie where did that come from?!

How far does Harriet need to get to move back into the top 100? She's been creeping back up
Sramkova has been lacking wins over recent months but I still didn't at all see that coming. Well done, Jodie !
From this China Open it looks like Harriet would need to reach at least R4/L16 to get back into the top 100. So think for now I'd settle for her continuing to get closer with a main draw win or two.
She is WR 116 at 28/09 on 662 points. She has 35 points to drop, qualifying plus R4 points would give her 150 points, so net up 115 points to 777 points.
777 points would currently have her at live ranked 95 but that is before everyone else adds points for the coming 2 weeks. I think a pertinent comparison is that Emma is the current official WR 100 at 28/09 on 785 points, so might be tight.

Thanks Indi, I was thinking about it with regards to heading into the AO but I see Harriet also has a couple more big counters to drop before the end of the year. Would be wonderful if our 5 top ladies could get in without having to go through qualifying

the addict · Tennis legend

FQR:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR113 [Q2] v Yexin Ma (CHN) WR161 [Q14]

FQR:- Jodie Burrage (GBR) WR729 (SR=169) v Mai Hontama (JPN) WR177 [Q13]

the addict · Tennis legend

sammmm wrote:
Jodie where did that come from?!

How far does Harriet need to get to move back into the top 100? She's been creeping back up

That came from Shenzhen, where Jodie was practising and training with the GB squad - and the large support team. She's always been motivated by the team atmosphere.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
sammmm wrote:
Jodie where did that come from?!

How far does Harriet need to get to move back into the top 100? She's been creeping back up
That came from Shenzhen, where Jodie was practising and training with the GB squad - and the large support team. She's always been motivated by the team atmosphere.

Shame she chose a 99% individual sport then

Tennpar · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
the addict wrote:
sammmm wrote:
Jodie where did that come from?!

How far does Harriet need to get to move back into the top 100? She's been creeping back up
That came from Shenzhen, where Jodie was practising and training with the GB squad - and the large support team. She's always been motivated by the team atmosphere.
Shame she chose a 99% individual sport then

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goldfish · Futures level

She wasn't that motivated in the previous BJK Cup where she suffered a complete meltdown to a much lower ranked player.

sammmm · Club Coach

FQR:- Harriet Dart (GBR) WR113 [Q2] def Yexin Ma (CHN) WR161 [Q14] 6-3 6-2

JonH · Tennis legend

sammmm wrote:
indiana wrote:
sammmm wrote:
Jodie where did that come from?!

How far does Harriet need to get to move back into the top 100? She's been creeping back up
Sramkova has been lacking wins over recent months but I still didn't at all see that coming. Well done, Jodie !
From this China Open it looks like Harriet would need to reach at least R4/L16 to get back into the top 100. So think for now I'd settle for her continuing to get closer with a main draw win or two.
She is WR 116 at 28/09 on 662 points. She has 35 points to drop, qualifying plus R4 points would give her 150 points, so net up 115 points to 777 points.
777 points would currently have her at live ranked 95 but that is before everyone else adds points for the coming 2 weeks. I think a pertinent comparison is that Emma is the current official WR 100 at 28/09 on 785 points, so might be tight.
Thanks Indi, I was thinking about it with regards to heading into the AO but I see Harriet also has a couple more big counters to drop before the end of the year. Would be wonderful if our 5 top ladies could get in without having to go through qualifying

I see Emma has dropped to live 102 and no evidence she will play again anytime soon; Fran is live 99 and not playing this week. So we could end this week with just Katie in the top 100. Harriet seems to be having a good start to the week in Beijing, hopefully she can make in roads back into the top 100!