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Week 23 - ITF $100K - Marseille, France - Clay
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An under subscribed qualifying draw for this $100K means we have some Brit interest! Q1: Jemma BUCKLER (GBR) UNR vs. Cecilia COSTA MELGAR (CHI) 373 (CH: 367 05/2013)
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Week 23 - ITF $25K - Brescia, Italy Clay
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Q1: CARRERAS, Amanda (GBR) 3 313 v PAOLINI, Jasmine (ITA) WC UNR
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Week 22 - ITF $10K - Quintana Roo, Mexico Hard
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R1: BEDDOW, Robyn (GBR) 1107v SANCHEZ, Ana Sofia (MEX) 2 488 They met before in 2011 with Ana Sofia winning and 1
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Week 22 - ITF $10K - Hilton Head Island, USA Hard
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Q1: WHITE, Katherine (GBR) UNR v ByeQ1: SEABORNE, Ruth (GBR) UNR v MORIN KOUGOUCHEFF, Edmee (FRA) UNR
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Week 22 - ITF $10K - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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FQR: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) UNR v Bye
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NCAA Singles Championships 2013
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Sam Vickers and Nat Beazant have been playing this week in the big end of season event. Sam was knocked out in the 2nd round, but Nat won her 3rd round match yesterday so is into the QFs. Streaming is available for this event - not managed to catch Nat yet but am keen to see how she's playing.
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Week 21 - ITF $25K - Tarakan, Indonesia - Hard, Indoor
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R1: Samantha MURRAY (GBR) 240 [1] vs. (WC) Tami GRENDE (INA) UNR (CH: UNR - H2H: 0-0) R1: Naomi BROADY (GBR) 341 vs. Jovana JAKSIC (SRB) 251 [4] (CH: Current - H2H: 0-0 - In good form, won last weeks $25K in Balikpapan, and a $25K in Poza Rica in April) R1: Melanie SOUTH (GBR) 475 vs. Margarita LAZARE...
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Week 21 - ITF $10K - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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R1: Anna FITZPATRICK (GBR) 819 [8] vs. (WC) Dagmara BASKOVA (SVK) UNR (CH: UNR - H2H: 0-0)
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Eastbourne Logistics
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Another thread, 2 in a day. I'm seriously thinking about extending my trip to Eastbourne this year in fact I've already booked a hotel close to the venue, could cancel it nearer the time. Does anybody have any experience of this venue ? For instance can you buy tickets on the day or does it sell out in adva...
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Week 21 - ITF $10K - Marathon, Athens, Greece - Hard
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R1: Francesca STEPHENSON (GBR) 909 vs. Jade SCHOELINK (NED) 954 (CH: 949 04-2013 - H2H: 0-0 - 3rd event in 6 months; Nov 2012, lost to Grace Dixon in Edgbaston but beat Anna Smith in Loughborough) R1: Lucy Brown (GBR) 803 [7] vs. (Q) Eleni KORDOLAIMI (GRE) UNR (CH: UNR - H2H: 0-0 - Last week was first event...
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Week 21 - WTA Premier ($690,000) Brussels, Belgium - Clay
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L32: (WC) Elena Baltacha WR 206 v Stefanie Vögele (SUI) WR 56 H2H 0-1, 4 & 3, Shrewsbury 75K 2008 Vögele is at a career high after reaching the semis in Charleston recently with a win against Wozniacki. -- Edited by steven on Saturday 18th of May 2013 11:44:40 AM
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Week 21 - ITF $25K - Casablanca, Morocco - Clay
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Both Brits are in the 2nd quarter with 3rd seed Kostova & 6th seed Smitkova. L32: Jade Windley WR 393 v (Q) Louise Boinay (SUI) UNR (CH 1061 last Oct) L32: Amanda Carreras WR 308 v Cecilia Costa Melgar (CHI) WR 368 (= CH) This week last year, Melgar needed a 3rd set tiebreak to see off Nik Slater in Sumte...
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Week 21 - WITF ($10K) - Girona, Spain Clay
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Q1: DREW, Jazzamay (GBR) UNR v GOMAR ISART, Anais (ESP) UNRQ1: HARVEY, Helen (GBR) UNR v GUINART ESPANA, Marina (ESP) UNR
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Double Faults in the women's game.
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Just glancing at Ana Konjuh's first match back after long term injury (currently in a third set against a player ranked in the 200s, so not bad at all), and she has already served 13 DFs. She's by a country mile the best junior in the world. This morning, Bartoli lost serving 10 DFs to an Italian whi served...
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Landisville, PA, USA - Hard
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Q1: Katherine WHITE (GBR) UNR lost to Yolande LEAC0CK (TRI) UNR 3-6 1-6  Doubles FQR: (QWC) Katherine WHITE/Alexandra WALTERS (GBR/USA) defeated Hiroko KUWATA/Tara VASOVIC (JPN/CAN) 6-7(2) 6-3 [10-6]  R1: (Q) Katherine WHITE/Alexandra WALTERS (GBR/USA) vs. Danielle MILLS/Deni...
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Week 20 - WTA Premier ($2.369M) Rome, Italy - Clay
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Subject to confirmation, because they are making a complete dog's breakfast of the draw (not actually showing the drawsheet at all) and it's all in Italian, but I think: L56: Laura Robson WR 41 v Venus Williams (USA) WR 21 (CH 1 in 2002) ... with the winner getting Serena in R2 edit: now confirmed --...
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Marathon, Athens - Hard
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R1: Laura DEIGMAN (GBR) 988 vs. (Q) Aspasia AVGERI (GRE) UNR (CH: UNR - 14 yo, 2nd tournament; last week was her 1st.) R1: Francesca STEPHENSON (GBR) 903 vs. Erin CLARK (USA) 874 (CH: 849 04/2013 - H2H: 0-0 - they took the double title together last week!) R1: Lucy BROWN (GBR) 751 vs. Sviatlana PIRAZHENK...
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Week 21 - WITF ($10K) - Sumter, USA Hard
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Q1: WHITE, Katherine (GBR) UNR v ROLDAN, Danielle (USA) UNR
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Hard
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Not the draw Anna would have been hoping for  R1: Anna FITZPATRICK (GBR) 815 vs. Melis SEZER (TUR) 372 [2] (CH: 348 09/2012)
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Week 20 - ITF $25K - Balikpapan, Indonesia - Hard
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L32: Melanie South WR 475 v (Q) Alison Bai (AUS) WR 482 (CH 397 in 2011) H2H 2-0, both in straight sets in 2007 L32: (5) Samantha Murray WR 240 v (WC) Lavinia Tananta (INA) WR 667 (CH 301 in 2010) Mel and Sam are both in the top quarter with top seed Rodionova L32: (3) Lisa Whybourn WR 255 v Han Sung-Hee (KOR) WR...
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Antalya, Turkey Hard
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Q1: HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) UNR v ZHANG, Yukun (CHN) UNR
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week 20 - ITF $50K+H - Saint-Gaudens, France Clay
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Q1: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR) 5 207 v Bye
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Monzon, Spain Hard
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Q1: HARVEY, Helen (GBR) UNR v KOUSSENKOVA, Valeria (ESP) UNRQ1: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) UNR v Bye
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Week 20 - ITF $10K - Båstad, Sweden Clay
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Q1: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) 4 1098 v PAALMA, Eva (EST) UNR Edit: sorry, Peter, only experimenting with the Swedish accent after Steven tried to amend it earlier... -- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 14th of May 2013 09:48:27 PM
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Week 19 - ITF $50K+H - Johannesburg, South Africa - Hard
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The two highest-ranked Brits here meet in R1 (and are in top seed Babos's quarter), which is a pity, but given Jade's draw and the points on offer, we can't have too many complaints overall: L32: (7) Samantha Murray WR 254 v Emily Webley-Smith WR 436 (H2H 1-1 but both way back in 2006, 1 a ret.) L32: Jade Wi...
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