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Girls: Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships, USA - Grade 1 (Week 48)
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At one stage we had several entries here, but withdrawals leave Natalie Beazant to fly the flag. Her opponent pushed the world no. 3 last week. R1 (L64) Natalie Beazant (GBR) v (WC) Stephanie Nauta (USA)
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Boys & Girls: XXIV Yucatan World Cup, Mexico - Grade 1 (Week 47)
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The start of the North American finale to the junior season is in Mexico where Oliver Golding and George Morgan should figure among the top 8 seeds. Kyle Edmund and Natalie Beazant are also acceptances for the main draws, whilst Luke Bambridge just missed out on automatic entry. He isn't in qualifyin...
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Girls: Singapore ITF Junior Championships - Grade 5 (Week 46)
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AFAICS Verena Jane Scott is the only British player in ITF Junior main draw action this week (the main North America circuit finale with Oliver Golding, George Morgan et al starts next week). Like Laura Deigman she roves the world to play tournaments, and won the doubles in Qatar earlier in the year, b...
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Girls: FLT Indoor Juniors Open, Luxemburg - Grade 5 (Week 45)
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Eleanor Dean appears to have recovered, after her retirement in last week's final, and is top seed here. Her opening match is against a 1997 girl who beat Katy Dunne in the summer. Another 1997 girl Kyra Akinnibi, who recently became the youngest ever finalist in a British Tour event, has done very wel...
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Boys: FLT Indoor Juniors Open, Luxemburg - Grade 5 (Week 45)
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Toby Martin and Sid Hazarika are among the top seeds here, hoping to find some form before trying to qualify for the North American Grade 1s / Grade A (1) Toby Martin (GBR) v Lukas Clemens (GER) James Junior Storme (BEL) v (3) Sid Hazarika (GBR)
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Boys & Girls: Heiveld Graydon Junior Indoor Open, Belgium - Grade 4 (Week 44)
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There's a strong girls entry here headed by Eleanor Dean Boys R1 (L64) (1) Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) v Matthew Kirby (GBR) (8) Alexander Kokorev (RUS) v Billy Harris (GBR) Girls R1 (L64) Julia Teufel (GER) v (16) Sophie Watts (GBR) (WC) Lore Vits (BEL) v Kyria Dunford (GBR) (WC) Eugenie Chapelle (BEL) v (...
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Boys: 9th Riyadh ITF International Junior Championships, Saudi Arabia - Grade 5 (Week 44)
(Preview)
David Wright looks for back to back titles here with a gentle looking opener against a local wildcard R1 (L32) David Wright (GBR) v (WC) Mohammed Al Ghafli (KSA) (Q) Lewis Thompson (GBR) v (WC) Alaa Alsada (KSA)
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Boys: Head LTAT- ITF Junior, Thailand - Grade 4 (Week 44)
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A few of the boys have stayed in Thailand for the second, lower grade, tournament here R1 (L64) (15) Jonathan Cornish (GBR) Bye (Q) Pruchya Isarow (THA) v (WC) William Aherne (GBR) Christian Throm-Jones (GBR) v Sylvester Alamdar (THA) Evan Hoyt (GBR) v Krittin Koaykul (THA)
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785
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Boys: 11th Torneig ITF Andorra La Vella - Grade 4 (Week 43)
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Joshua Ward-Hibbert has the chance to land his maiden ITF title, having landed a very strong partner (6 titles in the last 4 months - perhaps he thought Joshua was a fellow Spaniard with his double-barrelled surname ) R1 (L32) Matthew Kirby (GBR) d. (7) Alejandro Andino Vallverdu (ESP) 1-6 6-0 7-6(2)...
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Boys: 10th Saudi ITF Junior Tennis Championships, Saudi Arabia - Grade 5 (Week 43)
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David Wright has yet to drop a set in his run through to the SF of this Grade 5 event. R1: David WRIGHT defeated Seif ADAS (JOR) 7-5 6-4 R2: David WRIGHT defeated Alwaleed ALSAYYAH (KSA) 6-0 6-0 QF: David WRIGHT defeated Amirvala MADANCHI (IRI) (6) 6-0 6-4 SF: David WRIGHT vs Hassan MOR...
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Boys & Girls: Nokia Junior Cup 2010, Finland - Grade 4 (Week 43)
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Boys: R1: Jathan MALIK lost to Oskar NURMIO (FIN) 7-5 6-3 Girls Q1: Danielle KONOTOPTSEVA (6) BYEQ2: Danielle KONOTOPTSEVA (6) defeated Katariina LOIKKANEN (FIN) 6-3 6-0Q3: Danielle KONOTOPTSEVA (6) defeated Eleonora SWENSON-BACKELIN (SWE) (3) 4-6 7-5 6-4 R1: Danielle KONOTO...
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Boys & Girls: LTAT- International Junior Championships, Thailand - Grade 2 (Week 43)
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Not a good start to the tournament as several Brits, including Evan Hoyt, Jonathan Cornish, Sam Hutt and Joshua Page all lost in qualifying. Lucy Brown was a finalist here last year, and is seeded to repeat that. Boys R1 (L64) Kyle Edmund (GBR) v Rakshay Thakkar (IND) Girls R1 (L64) (11) Francesca Step...
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1357
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Girls: ITF 4 Almere Autumn Indoor, Netherlands - Grade 4 (Week 43)
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Eden Silva, subject of a documentary on Channel 4 last year, returns to ITF action after a 3 month absence, and has negotiated the qualifying tournament R1 (L32) Andrea Martinovska (CZE) v (7) Alexandra Clark (GBR) (WC) Kelly Versteeg (NED) v Sophie Watts (GBR) (6) Anna Katalina Alzate Esmurzaeva (...
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1208
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Boys & Girls: Osaka Mayor's Cup, Japan - Grade A (Week 42)
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4 GB girls on the entry list for this extremely weak Grade A event. Pippa makes #39 on the entry list without ever playing an event stronger than Grade 4. If she can maintain her form of beating three girls circa 100 in the rankings at the British Nationals, there are only 4 top 50 players here and the last...
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Girls: 16th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup (II) - ITF World Junior Tennis Championships - Grade 3 (Week 42)
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The British quartet find they are in a stronger field than last week with 2 top 100 players here, with Alannah playing the top seed if she wins her opener and Katie the second R1 (L64) Aldila Sutjiadi (IND) v (Q) Alannah Griffin (GBR) (Q) Louise Boinay (SUI) v Harriet Dart (GBR) Grace Dixon (GBR) v (WC) Th...
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Boys: 16th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup (II) - ITF World Junior Tennis Championships - Grade 3 (Week 42)
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Evan & Co have been joined by a couple more Brits for the second Malaysian tournament, which is a competitor for longest title in the Junior Circuit R1 (L64) (15) Joshua Page (GBR) Bye Jonathan Cornish (GBR) v (Q) Yu-Cheng Wang (TPE) (Q) Colin Wei Ming Wong (MAS) v Christian Throm-Jones(GBR) Evan...
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Boys: 3rd Ipoh Malaysia ITF Junior G4 Championships - Grade 4 (Week 41)
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Evan Hoyt returns to action after contributing well to the Junior Davis Cup team, and immediately makes a mark by emphatically eliminating a seed R1 (L32) Jorge Wilton (GBR) d. (Q) Josua Ginting (INA) 6-4 6-3 Evan Hoyt (GBR) d. (8) Bobur Kamiljanov (UZB) 6-2 6-1 (6) Zhuo Zhang (CHN) d. Christian Throm...
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Boys & Girls: ITF/CAT North Africa Circuit, Libya - Grade 5 (Week 41)
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A British invasion of Tripoli may not have scared Colonel Gaddafi, but they've certainly taken over the boys events here Boys R1 (L32) (Q) David Fox (GBR) d. Vladislav Kosalapov (BLR) 6-3 6-4 (LL) Toby Mitchell (GBR) d. (3) Sherif Abohabaga (EGY) 6-2 6-4 (8) David Hodgetts (GBR) d. Abderahman Djella...
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1929
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Girls: 3rd Ipoh Malaysia ITF Junior G4 Championships - Grade 4 (Week 41)
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A top 1996 quartet is out in Malaysia for a Grade 4 followed by a Grade 3 R1 (L32) Katie Boulter (GBR) d. (Q) Abhinaya S.G. (IND) 6-2 6-1 (4) Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND) d. (Q) Alannah Griffin (GBR) 4-6 6-2 6-2 Grace Dixon (GBR) d. Lyn Yee Choo (MAS) 6-3 6-2 Marie Benoit (BEL) d. Harriet Dart (GBR) 6-2 6-4 R2 (1)...
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Boys & Girls: U18 ITF World Ranking Event 2, Canada - Grade 4 (Week 41)
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Week 41 has an array of Grade 4s and 5s with a number of low-profile Brits competing in isolation scattered across the globe. The two events with strongest British presence are here, with Clay Crawford as top seed, and in Malaysia, which starts on Wednesday Boys R1 (L64) (1) Clay Crawford (GBR) Bye Gir...
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Boys: 2010 Tennis Europe Junior Masters - 14 & under (Week 40)
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The end of year Masters event for Tennis Europe under 14 and under 16s takes place this Friday to Sunday in Naples, Italy. Evan Hoyt qualified for the under 16s but opted not to compete. In contrast Peter Ashley just missed out on automatic qualification, but gets in to the under 14s because of a couple o...
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Boys: ITF CAT North African Circuit II, Egypt - Grade 5 (Week 40)
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Jathan Malik stayed on in Egypt after the two high grade tournaments and is just one match away from his second Grade 5 title in the last two months R1 (L32) (7) Jathan Malik (GBR) d. (WC) Mazen Osama (EGY) 6-4 3-6 6-0 Benjamin Davies (GBR) d. Youssef Galal (EGY) 6-4 6-3 R2 (7) Jathan Malik (GBR) d. (LL) Mar...
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Boys: Wichita Falls ITF, USA - Grade 4 (Week 40)
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Alexander Sendegeya has followed his breakthrough week in singles in Waco with his first doubles final R1 (L64) Harrison Adams (USA) d. Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) 6-7(6) 7-5 7-6(5) Henry Moore (GBR) d. William Albanese (USA) 6-3 6-4 R2 (4) Alex Fennell (USA) d. Henry Moore (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Doubles Fina...
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724
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Girls: ITF Junior Tournament Israel - Grade 3 (Week 40)
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Katy Dunne plays her first tournament since winning the under 16 nationals, and has a favourable looking quarter of the draw to negotiate. Katy is one of a substantial group of British girls down for the Grade A Osaka Mayor's Cup followed by a Grade 2 event in Thailand later this month R1 (L32) (4) Katy D...
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Boys & Girls: U18 Canadian World Ranking Event - Grade 3 (Week 40)
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The top junior events this week are Grade 3s, and in the second one two of our North American based players, Scot Georgina Sellyn and our third ranked 1995 boy (behind Kyle and Luke) Clay Crawford, take part Boys R1 (L32) Clay Crawford (GBR) v Damien David (CAN) Girls R1 (L32) Kristina Sanjevic (CAN) v G...
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