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Week 46 - Women's ITF (50K) - Minsk, Belarus
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Georgie Stoop is scheduled to make her return to action in the Belarussian capital, needing a win or two to return to the top 200, but Elena Baltacha was a late withdrawal. British interest in qualifying centres on Anna Smith, who starts off against the reigning French Open Junior champion: (3)Kris...
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Week 45 - Women's ITF(10K) - Sunderland (new thread)
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Activeboard seems to have managed to lose the original thread - unless and until it returns, you can use this one instead!
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Week 45 - ITF (100K+h) - Kraków, Poland
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Anne plays the winner of the 50k+H in Nantes last week (6)Anne Keothavong (GBR) vs. (SE)Vesna Manasieva (RUS) Maret Ani (EST) vs. Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) Julia Schruff (GER) vs. Renata Voracova (CZE) Q/LL vs. (4)Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) Sarah Borwell is also in the doubles draw with Courtney...
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Week 45 - ITF 10K - El Menzah, Tunisia
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FQR: (q1) Ines Janbakhsh WR 1056 bye So well done to Ines for qualifying. She will join Amanda Carreras in the main draw where there will be a maximum of twelve other ranked players in the draw, assuming everyone turns up. -- Edited by wolf at 19:34, 2008-11-01
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Week 45 - Womens ITF (10K) - Muzaffarnagar, India Grass
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R1: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) 6 567 v SINGH, Saneeya (IND) WC UNR
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Week 45 - ITF 50k - Ismaning, Germany
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With Katie O'Brien haing pulled out yesterday, Elena Baltacha is our sole DA. But in qualifying we have Amanda Elliott and Anna Smith. QR1: Amanda Elliott WR 329 v (q5) Teodora Mircic (SRB) WR 271 QR1: Anna Smith WR 365 v (q7) Nathalie Vierin (ITA) WR 284
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Week 45 - Womens ITF (10K) - Le Havre, France Clay
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Q1: THOMS. Elizabeth (GBR) UNR v PICOT, Eleonor (FRA) UNR Q1: KAUCKY-LAWRENCE, Libuse (GBR) UNR v SURLEMONT, Juliette (FRA) WC UNR Q1: RACA, Edita (GBR) UNR v Bye -- Edited by Peter too at 19:56, 2008-10-31
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Week 45 - ITF (10k) - Sunderland, Great Britain
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In the main draw Laura Robson will be hoping for her first senior title, and she will be joined by Katharina Brown, Tara Moore, Yasmin Clarke plus wild cards Lucy Warburton, Hannah James and Helen Parish. Lucy might sneak into the main draw as a DA, and Jennifer Ren will lead a long line of Brits in the qu...
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Week 45 - Womens ITF (50K) - Auburn, USA Hard
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Q1: CARTER, Margot (GBR) UNR v SPIEGEL, Veronica (ARG) 2 289
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Week 44 - Womens ITF (100k+h) - Bratislava, Slovakia
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Anne K is listed in main draw of this strong event. -- Edited by Drew at 10:44, 2008-10-26
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Week 44 - Womens ITF (50k+h) - Nantes, France
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R1 Bally plays KUTUZOVA, Viktoria (UKR), who beat Anne a couple of weeks back, and has been in strong form at this level for two months. Katie O'B plays PERVAK, Ksenia (RUS) SE, a 17 year old who has also been on very good form fot the last couple of months. Tough draws for both. -- Edited by Drew at 10:42, 20...
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Week 44 - Womens ITF (10K) - Stockholm, Sweden Hard
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R1: BROWN, Katherina (GBR) 5 608 v MAGNUSSON, Caroline (SWE) 1037 R1: WINDLEY, Jade (GBR) 880 v AUENSEN, Heledne (NOR) 875
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Week 44 - Womens ITF (10K) - Pretoria, South Africa
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Unranked Jodie Williams sneaks in here as a DA. L32: Jodie Williams UNR v (Q) Stacey Grant (RSA) UNR -- Edited by wolf at 20:15, 2008-10-26 -- Edited by Drew at 18:40, 2008-10-27
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Week 44 - WTA Tier 3 - Quebec, Canada
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The last open event on the 2008 WTA Tour sees Sarah Borwell in qualifying, though her main interest will be in the doubles, where she needs a very good week to close on the top 100. Singles qualifying: [2] Mara Santangelo (ITA) vs. Alexandra Stevenson (USA) Alexa Glatch (USA) vs. Maria Mokh (RUS) Sar...
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Tennishead bloggers
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With Anne Keothavong, Sarah Borwell & Anna Fitzpatrick all blogging for tennis head at the moment, I might thought I might as well create a thread where we can discuss their blogs. http://www.tennishead.net/prozone/interviews/ Today, Sarah gives her thoughts on Barnstaple and Anna gives u...
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Week 43 - Womens ITF (25K) - Port Pirie, Australia
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The British sextet (Melanie South, Naomi Broady, Elizabeth Thomas, Emily Webley-Smith, Jocelyn Rae and Sophie Proctor) head to Port Pirie for the final leg of the Australian 25Ks. This time Liz, Jos, Emily and Sophie are in different qualifying sections, with most players having byes in QR1. The o...
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Week 43 - Womens ITF (25K) - Glasgow
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Curiously, I can't see a thread for this, a home tournie. Delete if I am wrong... Anna Smith, Amanda Elliot are DAs WC to Jade Curtis, Lucy Warburton, Tash Kahn and Jade Windley Tara and Jen Ren appear to be in qualies, along with Kat Brown, Amy Sargeant, Sam Vickers, Olivia Smith, Nickki Prosser, wit...
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Week 43 - Womens ITF (10K) - St. Cugat, Spain Clay
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Q1: BALL, Elliesa (GBR) UNR v RIGOZZI, Chantelle (AUS) UNR Q1: MCKINNON, Jodie (GBR) UNR v STAELENS, Daphne (BEL) UNR Q1: BANOS-GREGORIANS, Emilia (GBR) UNR v ALVAREZ-BILBAO, Natalia (ESP) UNR -- Edited by Peter too at 23:51, 2008-10-17
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Week 43 - WTA Tier 3 - Luxemburg
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While most British interest in Luxemburg will centre on Laura Robson's WTA Tour debut, courtesy of a wildcard (it is also possible that Anne Keothavong made the main draw at the last minute - she withdrew from Poitiers yesterday), there is also a Brit in the qualifying tournament:
QR1:
(4) Johan...
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Week 43 - Womens ITF (10K) - Vila Real De Santo Antonio, Portugal Clay
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Q1: RACA, Edita (GBR) v Bye
Q1: THOMS, Elizabeth (GBR) UNR v Bye
Q2: RACA, Edita (GBR) v Bye
Q2: THOMS, Elizabeth (GBR) UNR lost to SAMOYLO, Nadezda (RUS) UNR 2-6 2-6
Q3: RACA, Edita (GBR) v PALHOTO, Maria (POR) UNR
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Week 43 - Womens ITF (25K) - Augusta, Georgia
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Johanna Konta has so far had a fruitless series of Challenger qualifiers in North America. She has moved on to Augusta, and we are at least assured of a 'Brit' in final qualifying: (7)Mary Gambale (USA) v Alexandra Anghelescu (USA) (11)Johanna Konta (AUS) v Margot Carter (GBR)
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Week 43 - Womens ITF (25K) - Lagos, Nigeria Hard
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Q1: WILLIAMS, Jodie (GBR) UNR v OGHENEKEVWE, Beauty (NGR) UNR
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Week 43 - Womens ITF (100K) - Poitiers, France
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Anne Keothavong withdrew on Friday, leaving Elena Baltacha as the sole Brit in this strong Challenger event. She faces top 100 player Lucie Safarova, who blows hot (very hot at times - beating Kuznetsova and Henin back-to-back in Paris indoors) and cold, having a lot of power which she finds difficu...
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Where is Naomi Cavaday?
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I don't think she's played since the US open. If i were to be my house on a british girl being ranked 75 in october of this year it would have been Naomi. But instead shes fallen down to 260. I know she's had a few problems with her ankle and this 'personal problem' that shes been having. Is she injured again o...
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Week 42 - Womens ITF (25K) - Mount Gambier, Australia
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Melanie South and Naomi Broady again make the cut for the second of this month's 25Ks down under. Elizabeth Thomas, Emily Webley-Smith, Jocelyn Rae and Sophie Proctor feature in qualifying. Unfortunately Liz and Jos are seeds in the same section. Section 4: Tyra Calderwood (AUS,4) Bye Julia Moria...
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