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Boys & Girls: PSS ITF Juniors Tournament, UAE - Grade 4 (Week 4)
(Preview)
The second tournament for Maia et al. Millie Stretton has a tough draw against a Russian who has won all her 20 ITF matches so far. Boys R1 (L32) Youssef Hassan (GBR) v Aleksandre Bakshi (GEO) Kareem Allaf (SYR) v (Q) Josef Dodridge (GBR) Sam Rice (GBR) v Jordan Janszen (NED) Girls R1 (L32) Katie Dyson (G...
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DavidC
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1158
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Boys:ITF ATP GUAYAS, Ecuador - Grade 2 (Week 4)
(Preview)
Next opportunity for Tom Hill to break his long run of losses - but not a promising draw against a player who knocked out the top seed in last week's Grade 1 R1 (L64) Tom Hill (GBR) v Juan Pablo Varillas Patino-Samudio (PER)
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514
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Boys & Girls: 12th Abu Dhabi ITF Junior Championships - Grade 4 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Orange Bowl champion Maia Lumsden opts to open her 2013 campaign in the Emirates, and has an easy looking opener. Boys R1 (L32) (1) Roman Nashatyrkin (RUS) v Youssef Hassan (GBR) Josef Dodridge (GBR) v Seif Ben Slimane (TUN) (WC) Abdulla Ahli (UAE) v Sam Rice (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Emelie Luisa Schwarte...
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1404
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Boys & Girls: 25th Czech International Junior Indoor Championships - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Last year Billy Harris and Chris Pearce won the doubles title here, and are back to defend. Katie Boulter should be joined by Lana Rush and Anna Brogan, with the girls starting a day after the boys. Boys R1 (L64) (13) Billy Harris (GBR) bye (9) Callum Poland-Smith (GBR) bye (WC) Dominik Kellovsky (CZE)...
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8
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1066
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Boys: Copa Barranquilla, Colombia - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Just Tom Hill left in South America as the circuit moves to clay R1 (L64) Tom Hill (GBR) v (Q) Pedro Iamachkine (PER)
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520
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Boys: India ITF Junior 2, Delhi - Grade 2 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Josh Ward-Hibbert first made an impact in ITFs in this Indian series a couple of years ago. Robbie Ridout is trying to follow suit R1 (L32) Karan Salwan (IND) v Robbie Ridout (GBR)
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1
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487
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Girls: AGL Loy Yang Traralgon International, Australia - Grade 1 (Wks 2/3)
(Preview)
Just 2 Brits here for the Australian Open warm-up - Katy Dunne with a fairly good draw and Harriet Dart with a fairly tough one. R1 (L64) (11) Oleksandr Korashvili (UKR) v Harriet Dart (GBR) Ellen Perez (AUS) v (9) Katy Dunne (GBR)
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757
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Boys: Copa Gatorade, Venezuela - Grade 1 (Week 2)
(Preview)
http://www.israeltennisresults.com/apps/blog/show/21771893-venezuela-pulls-a-dubai-denies-...
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DavidC
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9
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1214
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Boys & Girls: 20th Slovak Junior Open - Grade 2 (Week 2)
(Preview)
We have a Grade 2 followed by a Grade 1 in the old Czechoslovakia with Katie Boulter expected to join Billy Harris and Callum Poland-Smith having withdrawn from the trip to Australia Boys R1 (L64) (13) Billy Harris (GBR) bye (10) Callum Poland-Smith (GBR) bye
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DavidC
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5
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952
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Boys & Girls: 2013 Australian Open preview
(Preview)
The entry lists are out for the Australian Open, with the main omission being Kyle Edmund, opting to play Futures events seemingly. Luke Bambridge is also down for Futures in the w/c 7th but has entered both the Australian Open (starting 19th) and the Traralgon warm-up (starting 12th). Katie Boult...
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1354
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Girls: Salk Open, Sweden - Grade 4 (Week 1)
(Preview)
One of our promising '99s Georgina Axon plays her first Grade 4 event R1 (L32) Georgina Axon (GBR) v Emma Ek (SWE)
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DavidC
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4
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686
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Boys & Girls: Copa Del Cafe, Costa Rica - Grade 1 (Week 1)
(Preview)
Second opportunity for Harriet Dart to progress up the top 100. This week the COSAT circuit moves to hard courts, which should help her, and she has on paper a decent first round draw for a Grade 1 Boys R1 (L64) (11) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) v Simon Stevens (BEL) Tom Hill (GBR) v Andres Alfonzo Paredes (...
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DavidC
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992
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Girls: 51st Junior Orange Bowl - U14/U12 (Week 52)
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(Preview)
This year's Junior Orange Bowl under 14s has a strong entry including 4 top Brits, whilst Katie Swan and Chelsea Samways have negotiated the first 2 rounds of qualifying. Please note that by tradition the 8th and 17th seeds are joint (16 of the latter). In the under 12s Francesca Jones has drawn a famil...
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DavidC
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Boys & Girls: Abierto Juvenil Mexicano - Grade A (Week 0)
(Preview)
And so the 2013 season starts with indecent haste. Tom Hill and Harriet Dart have opted to spend Christmas in Mexico seeking points in one of the weaker Grade A events. If Tom wins his opener he is likely to face top seed Silva of Portugal in round 2 Boys R1 (L64) Tom Hill (GBR) v Rishab Agarwal (IND) Girls...
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1518
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Boys & Girls: ITF East African Circuit 1, Kenya - Grade 5 (Week 47)
(Preview)
Isaac Stoute has reached the final here (his first since a G5 in the same country nearly 2 years ago), as Miriambee noted in another thread Boys R1 (L64) Eric Kipkoech (KEN) d. Edward Harwood (GBR) 2-6 6-4 6-2 Kevin Cheruiyot Langat (KEN) d. (WC) Riaan Lakhani (GBR) 6-3 6-1 (5) Isaac Stoute (GBR) bye R2 (...
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DavidC
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1690
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Boys: 51st Junior Orange Bowl - U14/U12 (Week 52)
(Preview)
Jay Clarke is the main British hope in the under 14s, and he reached the final of the warm-up highfaluting named Nike International Masters this week. He is seeded to meet the European number 1 Mikael Yemer in the quarters Under 14 R1 (L128) Alexis Canter (GBR) v Michael Li (USA) (8) Mwendwa W Mbithi (US...
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DavidC
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2363
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Boys & Girls: end of 2012 rankings
(Preview)
The final rankings of 2012 are out as follows for those in the top 250ish. Bracketed figures are provisional rankings for the start of 2013, but they will be affected by points added and coming off for the Mexican Grade A over Christmas. Boys Liam Broady 14 (-) Josh Ward-Hibbert 31 (-) Kyle Edmund 35 (22...
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580
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Girls: Orange Bowl, USA - Grade A (Week 49)
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Katy Dunne should be seeded, joined by Eleanor Dean and Jazzi Plews with the main draw out later today. We don't have any entrants in the under 16s but at the moment Jazzi is also on the entry list for the under 14 Junior Orange Bowl starting in 2 weeks time.
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3159
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Boys & Girls: ITF East African Circuit 3, Kenya - Grade 5 (Week 49)
(Preview)
The third week in Kenya for Isaac Stoute et al Boys R1 (L64) (9) Ben Stride (GBR) bye (LL) Edward Harwood (GBR) v Tumaini Martin Meshuko (TAN) (10) Sacha Modica (GBR) bye (Q) Alex Hagon (GBR) v Kevin Cheruiyot Langat (KEN) (3) Isaac Stoute (GBR) bye (12) Mason Recci (GBR) bye (WC) Noureldin Adam (SUD) v C...
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1425
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Boys & Girls: Junior Zagreb Cup, Croatia - Grade 4 (Week 49)
(Preview)
Peter Ashley is the top seed here, and Freya Christie looks to build on a good week in the AEGON British Tour Masters Boys R1 (L32) (1) Peter Ashley (GBR) v (WC) Matej Svjetlicic (CRO) (Q) Joe Woolley (GBR) v (6) Milen Ianakiev (GER) Cristian Carli (ITA) v (4) Julian Cash (GBR) (7) Ivan Saveljic (MNE) v Ch...
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940
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Boys: Orange Bowl, USA - Grade A (Week 49)
(Preview)
The ITF season ends this week with the prestigious Orange Bowl, won by George Morgan in 2010. Luke Bambridge should be seeded, joined by Jonny O'Mara and Evan Hoyt. Alex Sendegeya was top seed in qualifying but lost his opening match. Aswin Lizen is our only representative in the under 16s, where the...
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1375
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Boys & Girls: Eddie Herr International Championships, USA - Grade 1 (Week 48)
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Main draws are out and almost complete - last few qualifiers to be decided, but main draw also starts today Girls L64: Jazzi PLEWS vs Chiara GRIMM (SUI) L64: Katy DUNNE [12] vs TBD Boys L64: Luke BAMBRIDGE vs Naoki NAKAGAWA (JAP) L64: Evan HOYT vs Pedro CACHIN [14] (ARG) L64: Jonny O'MARA vs TBD. L64: Ale...
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Boys & Girls: ITF East African Circuit 2, Kenya - Grade 5 (Week 48)
(Preview)
After Isaac Stoute's maiden ITF singles title this weekend, he has the chance to double the tally this week Boys R1 (L64) (7) Ben Stride (GBR) bye (14) Mason Recci (GBR) bye (11) Sacha Modica (GBR) bye (5) Isaac Stoute (GBR) bye (Q) Francisco Guimaraes (POR) v Charlie Ridout (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Oleksa...
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1861
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Girls: PHINMA International Juniors (Week 2), Philippines - Grade 4 (Week 48)
(Preview)
Gabi Taylor's second week here sees her in the section with the same 2 seeds as last week, but starting with the one who beat her. First up is a local wildcard though, who shouldn't be much of a threat judging by her results. R1 (L32) (WC) Maia Bernadette Balce (PHI) v Gabriella Patricia Taylor (GBR)
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672
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Boys: XXVI Yucatan Cup, Mexico - Grade 1 (Week 47)
(Preview)
The North American season finale starts in Mexico with a tournament whose past winners include Heather Watson. Most of the potential British contingent have opted to miss out this year, and go just for the Eddie Herr and/or Orange Bowl. Hence there are just 3 Brits, with Alex Sendegeya's Osaka succe...
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983
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