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Week 1 - WTA International ($500K) - Shenzhen, China - Hard
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(Preview)
QR1: Johanna Konta (3) vs Shilin Xu (WC) Winner likely to play 7th seed Alexandra Dulgheru, BUL, 164 in FQR
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Week 1 - ITF ($25,000) - Hong Kong, China - Hard
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(Preview)
R32: Tara Moore GBR(5) WR 216 v Eudice Chong (HK) WC UNR Chong is 17 and has no real pedigree as a junior and Tara has a straight forward draw to QF where she is likely to meet Savchuk
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paulisi
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Laura's new coach - potential candidates
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(Preview)
If this is being done for the right reasons, it is actually a very encouraging sign. I see her mum is in town, which may suggest, that picking a new coach is high on the agenda. Let's look at the facts on the ground, her best pal GB is flying up the rankings, I doubt that Laura will want 2014 to be the Genie show...
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Week 52 - ITF ($10,000) - Istanbul, Turkey - Hard
(Preview)
Istanbul is the only place holding ITF pro circuit events in Christmas week. QR1: Farah Abdelaziz UNR v Kateryna Baranivska (UKR) UNR (16yo JWR 1375) FQR: Abdelaziz or Baranivska v (q1) Aki Yamasoto (JPN) WR 807 (CH 325 in 2012) Not the section to be in - Yamasoto took Naomi Broady to 3 sets in July and be...
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Week 51 - ITF ($50,000) - Ankara, Turkey - Hard
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(Preview)
(rankings now updated) L32: Tara Moore WR 220 v Gioia Barbieri (ITA) WR 253 (= CH after reaching the SFs in Pune) L32: Naomi Broady WR 261 v (WC) Inci Ogut UNR (14yo) The winners are likely to play the 4th (Mestach) & 3rd (Krunic) seeds respectively in R2. -- Edited by steven on Sunday 15th of December...
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Week 51 - ITF ($10K) - Antalya, Turkey Clay
(Preview)
Q1: ABDELAZIZ, Farah (GBR) UNR v CHERNETSOVA, Darya (BLR) UNR
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Week 51 - ITF ($10K) - Hong Kong, China - Hard
(Preview)
L32: Laura Deigman WR 769 v (6) Tang Hao Chen (CHN) WR 496 (CH 389 in Apr) -- Edited by steven on Sunday 15th of December 2013 08:52:17 PM
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2014 WTA rankings tables
(Preview)
i know most folks here are already well on top of this but WTA published the new tables officialy today news article anouncement http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3581854 new tables http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings
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Week 50 - ITF ($25K) - Madrid, Spain - Hard
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(Preview)
Naomi should be in the main draw here, probably seeded. QR1: Rona Berisha UNR v María Gutierrez Carrasco (ESP) UNR QR2: the winner of the above match v (q15) Olena Kyrpot (UKR) WR 1001 (= CH)
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steven
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Week 50 - ITF ($25K) - Navi Mumbai, India - Hard
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(Preview)
Jade and Emily should be in the main draw here. QR1: (q6) Anna Smith WR 572 v Tanvee Bose (IND) UNR 'Sounds' like a good draw - Bose has gone down to bakery products in 8 of her last 9 sets on the ITF pro tour.
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steven
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Nottingham to become a WTA international event in 2015
(Preview)
The WTA have released the 2015 calendar, and with the extra week in the grass court season, it goes: Wk 23/24 Roland Garros GS Wk 25 Notthingham INT + s'Hertogenbosch INT Wk 26 Birmingham PREM + TBD INT Wk 27 Eastbourne PREM Wk 28/29 Wimbledon GS -- Edited by RBBOT on Thursday 12th of December 2013 08:36:...
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RBBOT
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Heather diagnosed with glandular fever
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(Preview)
http://www.lta.org.uk/News/2013/April/2013-04-02/Heather-Watson--on-the-road-to-recovery-from-Glandular-Fever/
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steven
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Week 50 - ITF ($10K) - Hong Kong, China - Hard
(Preview)
L32: Laura Deigman WR 766 v (Q) Lee Hye-Min (KOR) WR 1166 (CH 875 in 2011) A decent draw at first sight but 27-year-old Lee qualified and then made the QFs last week and the winner of this match is likely to get the 2nd seed in R2. Still, better than getting the 2nd seed in R1! -- Edited by steven on Sunday 8th o...
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Dr. Baltacha
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(Preview)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/elena-baltacha-nets-doctorate-from-university-1451425
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Week 49 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard
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(Preview)
Q1:THOMAS, Elizabeth (GBR) UNR v Bye
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Week 49 - ITF ($25K) - Pune, India - Hard
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(Preview)
Jade and Emily should be in the main draw here, with Jade looking likely to be seeded. QR1: (q6) Anna Smith WR 571 v Amrita Mukherjee (IND) UNR
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steven
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Mel South retires
(Preview)
Mel joins the list of brits retiring. Her career path surprised me both in terms of the highs and the lows. I thought reaching the top 100 was a superb achievement though evidently she wasn't good enough to sustain that level for any length of time. Apparently she's looking to go into coaching. http://...
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Week 48 - ITF ($10K) - Rethymno, Greece Hard
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(Preview)
Q1: ASKEW, Sarah Beth (GBR) UNR v Bye Strangely all players in the qualifying event get a bye into the main draw. Katy Dunne and Harriet Dart should get through to the main draw without going through "qualifying".
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Week 46 - ITF ($25K) - Zawada, Poland - Hard
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(Preview)
L32: Naomi Broady WR 257 v Katerina Kramperova (CZE) WR 346 (CH 314 in Apr) H2H 1-0 - Naomi beat her 1 & 2 at Wrexham 25K in 2011.
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steven
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Week 49 - ITF ($10K) - Borriol, Spain Clay
(Preview)
Q1: MAGNER, Imogen (GBR) UNR v ROGER QUINTO, Andrea (ESP) UNR (14 year old) Q1: HUGHES, Kathryn (GBR) UNR v GENESSE, Yani (BEL) UNR
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Week 48 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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(Preview)
Q1: THOMAS, Elizabeth (GBR) UNR v SALAS, Emmanuelle (FRA) UNR (15 year old) Q1: COVINGTON, Dominique (GBR) UNR v PIENAAR, Zanmarie (RSA) UNR
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Women's County Cup
(Preview)
Doesn't seem to be a thread for this anywhere, so ... In this year's Winter edition, the "news story" seems to be Team Surrey, which is playing in division 2A and beat its opponents by 9-0. Not surprising, given that its team includes Mel South, Stephanie Cornish, Vicky Brook, Jasmine Ambe...
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Week 47 - ITF ($10K) - Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
Emily, Dasha, Katie, Manisha and Jessica should all be in the main draw here, with Em likely to be the top seed. FQR: Dominique Covington UNR v Alessia Piran (ITA) UNR or Ekaterina Lavrikova (RUS) UNR
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Week 47 - ITF ($10K) - Castellón, Spain (Clay)
(Preview)
A relatively full qualifying draw here but not a single ranked player. Amanda Carreras was a relatively late withdrawal from the main draw. QR1: Natalie Syme UNR v Elke Tiel (NED) UNR Tiel may be unranked but has enough wins in 10K qualies to suggest this won't be easy.
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steven
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Week 46 - ITF ($10K) - Manchester, UK Hard
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(Preview)
The next 10K moves onto Sportcity, Manchester, with plenty more GB players appearing. Lucy Brown and Anna Smith should be seeded and will be joined in the main draw by Anna F, Katie B, Katy D and Harriet Dart. Jess Renn will probably also make it in. WC's have gone to Jasmine, Freya, Isabelle and Maia So w...
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