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Week 5 - ITF ($25K) - Rancho Mirage, USA Hard
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(Preview)
Q1: KONTA, Johanna (AUS/GBR) 8 362 beat BISHARAT, April (USA) 966 6-0 6-1 Q2: KONTA, Johanna (AUS/GBR) 8 362 v FERRIS, Elizabeth (USA) UNR
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Peter too
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15
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Week 5 - ITF ($25K) - Burnie, Australia
(Preview)
L32: BROWN, Danielle WR 550 v (WC) CALDERWOOD, Tyra (AUS) WR 783
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Weeks 3-4: Australian Open Women's Doubles
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1 2 3 4 5 … 10
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(Preview)
As well as Sarah Borwell, Elena Baltacha has opted to play and Laura Robson has been granted a wildcard alongside an Australian she played at last year's junior Wimbledon. All have avoided seeds. R1 Baltacha/Dekmeijere (GBR/LAT) v Safarova/Wozniak (CZE/CAN) (WC) Peers/Robson (AUS/GBR) v Cra...
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DavidC
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Week 4 - ITF ($10K) - Kaarst, Germany Carpet
(Preview)
Q1: GEORGE, Nicola (GBR) 7 861 v BERLINECKE, Linda (GER) UNR
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Peter too
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2
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Week 3 - ITF ($25K) - Lutz, USA Clay
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1 2
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(Preview)
Q1: Danielle BROWN 550 vs Dia EVTIMOVA (2) 271Q1: Johanna KONTA (13) 363 vs Chichi SCHOLL 666 (same quarter as Dani)Q1: Jade CURTIS (9) 332 vs Olivia JANOWICZ unr
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PockyTastic
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Week 4 - ITF ($15K) - Grenoble, France Hard
(Preview)
Q1: MORRILL, Hannah (GBR) UNR v RIGOZZI, Chantelle (AUS) UNR Q1: STEWART, Catriona (GBR) UNR v AHMETSPAHIC, Nilgen (SUI) UNR Q1: CRAWFORD, Cassidy (GBR) UNR v GRELA, Aleksandra (POL) 4 686
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Peter too
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Weeks 3-4 - Australian Open Main Draw
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1 2 3 4 5 … 13
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(Preview)
O'Brien v Particia Mayr - winner to play (8) Jankovic or Niculescu Baltacha v Pauline Parmentier - winner to play (30) K. Bodarenko or Olaru -- Edited by wolf on Friday 15th of January 2010 01:16:00 AM
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Week 3 - ITF ($10K) - Wrexham, UK
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(Preview)
WCs have been dished out: MD: Lucy BROWNRuth SEABORNEElisha GABBDaneika BORTHWICK Q: Alexandra WALKERFrancesca STEPHENSONAbi MELROSESabrina BAMBURAC
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30
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Week 2 - ITF ($10K) - Glasgow, UK
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
Q1: BAYLISS, Sian (GBR) UNR v MCCULLOCH, Morven (GBR) WC UNR Q1: BAMBURAC, Sabrina (GBR) WC UNR v MORIARTY, Julia (AUS) 2 698 Q1: VICKERS, Samantha (GBR) 12 928 v KAUKONEN, Leia (FIN) UNR Q1: BROWN, Mhairi (GBR) WC UNR v ROTTMANN, Nicole (AUT) 4 752 Q1: JLILATI, Michelle (GBR) WC UNR v DRANETS, Ekaterin...
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Peter too
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Week 2 - Australian Open Qualifying
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(Preview)
http://www.lta.org.uk/Articles/World-News/2010-Australian-Open-Preview/
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Week 2 - ITF ($25K) - Plantation, USA Clay
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1 2
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(Preview)
Q1: KONTA, Johanna (AUS/GBR) 10 360 v KUKHARCHUK, Nika (RUS) 985Q1: CURTIS, Jade (GBR) 6 332 v VARGAS CALVO, Ingrid Esperanza (PER) 569 Edit: Jo couldn't be playing the no. 2 seed in QR1 when she's seeded herself, so checked the draw and she's actually playing Kukharchuk. -- Edited by steven on Sunday...
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Peter too
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15
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Week 2 - $25K Pingguo, China hard
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1 2
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(Preview)
Q1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 7 619 v Bye -- Edited by Madeline on Saturday 9th of January 2010 01:57:50 PM
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Naomi Broady - ITF player of the month for December
(Preview)
http://www.itftennis.com/womens/players/spotlighton/2009/december2009.asp
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steven
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768
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Week 2 - ITF ($10K) - Gosier, Guadeloupe - hard
(Preview)
L32: Jennifer Allan UNR v Amandine Cazeaux (FRA) UNR Cazeaux hit a career high of 699 just under a year ago.
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steven
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Week 2 - WTA Premier ($600K) - Sydney, Australia - Hard
(Preview)
QR1: Katie O'Brien WR 88 v Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) WR 95 - 4th on court TBA, not before 04.00 GMT tonight Rodionova beat Bally in 3 sets in the US Open FQR last year and is 5-0 against Brits, including a win against Anne in 2008 as well. (q2) Pavlyuchenkova WR 40 is likely to await the winner in R2 of this...
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steven
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Week 2 - WTA International ($220K) - Hobart, Australia Hard
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1 2 3 4 5 … 6
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(Preview)
QR1: (q7) Elena Baltacha WR 84 v (WC) Sally Peers (AUS) WR 313 - 2nd on Centre after 23.00 GMT tonight Anna Chakvetadze, now ranked 67, is the top seed in Elena's section.
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Week 1: (ITF) $50k Quanzhou, China (Hard)
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1 2 3
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(Preview)
First big money tournament of the year in China (half expected Mel to go for this one too): MD: 21 Naomi Broady GBR 309 Priority 1 QD: 25 Danielle Brown GBR 548 Priority 1 Yonemura, Fujiwara and Doi will be amongst the top seeds if things remain as they are bef...
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jb288
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Week 1 - ITF ($10K) - Guadeloupe
(Preview)
With just 13 ranked players on the entry list, one player in the top 500 ( ranked 301 ) and not enough players to fully make up a 32 women MD, this will probably not quite end up as the strongest $10K of the year R1 : Jennifer ALLAN UNR vs (8) Samantha POWERS ( USA ) WR 1004 -- Edited by indiana...
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Week 1 - WTA International ($220K) - Auckland, NZ Hard
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(Preview)
http://www.asbclassic.co.nz/17/qualifying_singles Both Bally and KOB seeded here -- Edited by wolf on Sunday 3rd of January 2010 10:16:26 PM
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Week 1 - WTA International ($220K) - Brisbane, Australia Hard
(Preview)
Q1: CAVADAY, Naomi (GBR) 204 v CHAN, Yung-Jan (TPE) 2 86 -- Edited by wolf on Sunday 3rd of January 2010 10:46:55 PM
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Peter too
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Anne K on the road to recovery
(Preview)
Meant to post this interview last week. Couldn't see an appropriate thread, so starting a new one - from last Wednesday's London Evenin...
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Week 49 - ITF ($10K) - La Habana, Cuba Hard
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1 2 3 4 5
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(Preview)
Q1: ALLAN, Jennifer (GBR) UNR v Bye Q1: STEWART, Catriona (GBR) UNR v DIAZ-HERNANDEZ, Lumay (CUB) UNR Q1: LEWIS, Makayla (GBR) UNR v Bye Q2: ALLAN, Jennifer (GBR) UNR v MARTIN GARCIA, Marian (CUB) UNR Q2: LEWIS, Makayla (GBR) UNR v MEIR, Or (ISR) UNR
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Peter too
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ITF Tournaments by Country 2009
(Preview)
Just did a little research (I daresay I could've found all this some very easy way, but please don't tell me as I'll feel very stupid!). Here are some of the major tennis nations ranked in order of total 'spend' (prize money) on tournaments: USA: 10 x 10k, 13 x 25k, 13 x 50k, 3 x 75k, 1 x 100k = $1,400k (40 tou...
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jb288
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Natasha Khan retires?
(Preview)
Just noticed this from the MCTA website, following a litany of Dave Sammel's successes: "Roxanne and I were with the most successful player in Mexico and Cuba yet we were also with Natasha Khan who came to the decision that tennis was no longer for her and even though her training and work ethic o...
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jb288
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GB Top 10 in 2010?
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1 2
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(Preview)
Someone on GBTG has suggested a predictions league for British women and their rankings this time next year; for those of us like myself who cannot post on that site, I thought I'd start one here! This is clearly going to be rather hit and miss, but it should provide some fun in er, 12 months time... My l...
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