Week 7 - ITF ($10K) - Albufeira, Portugal Hard

Reeltime · Satellite level

RE: Week 7 - ITF ($10K) - Albufeira, Portugal Hard

SMC1809 · All-time great

Given the circumstances, I would've thought they could play best of one set, no ad scoring, and match tie-break at 6-6.

Makes it a bit more of a lottery but better than abandoning the tournament.

Smidster · Challenger level

From the circuit rulebook

d) Uncompleted Matches
If the singles or doubles event of a tournament is cancelled, e.g. due to poor
weather, and there has been no play, first round prize money will be paid out
to the players. If play has commenced and been terminated before the
tournament is concluded players will be paid loser's prize money for the
individual round reached. Additionally, if the first round has been completed,
all players/teams will receive their Round Points earned through the last
completed round only and the tournament will count as a tournament played.
If a tournament is officially terminated and the final(s) have not been
completed, the finalists will each receive finalists prize money and ranking
points. The difference between the winner and finalist prize money will
revert back to the tournament.

Reeltime · Satellite level

Thanks for that Smidster. So all the players recieve first round prize money, thats a lot of players with qualifying only half way through!

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

I think only the players in the main draw would be entitled to the first round prize money.

Smidster · Challenger level

Well they are persevering - QR2 and 3 is again scheduled for today!

SMC1809 · All-time great

QR2: Sofia GARCIA MORALES (ESP) defeated Natasha KHAN (GBR) 6-4 6-3 cry

QR2: Samantha MURRAY (GBR) defeated Ghislaine VAN BAAL (NED) 6-4 7-5 smile

QR2: Ines FONTANAROSA (FRA) defeated Lolade OGUNGBESAN (GBR) 6-0 6-1 cry

QR3: Margarida MOURA (POR) defeated Edita RACA (GBR) 6-4 6-2 cry

QR3: Samantha MURRAY (GBR) defeated Renata KURICOVA (SVK) (16) Walkover smile

QR3: Nantenaina RAMALALAHARIVOLOLONA (MAD) defeated Jessica REN (GBR) (13) 6-2 6-3 cry

QR3: Lucy BROWN (GBR) (6) defeated Natalia GALAN GOMEZ (ESP) 6-1 6-1 smile

QR3: Jennifer REN (GBR) defeated Majoly DE WILDE (BEL) (9) 7-5 6-2 smile

FQR: Samantha POWERS (USA) (2) Vs Samantha MURRAY (GBR)
FQR: Lucy BROWN (GBR) (6) Vs Charlotte RODIER (FRA)
FQR: Anastasia RUDAKOVA (RUS) Vs Jennifer REN (GBR)

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q4: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) UNR beat POWERS, Samantha (USA) 2 814 6-3 5-7 10-7
Q4: BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 6 903 lost to RODIER, Charlotte (FRA) UNR 3-6 6-3 6-10
Q4: REN, Jennifer (GBR) 1111 lost to RUDAKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) UNR 6-4 3-6 5-10

R1: REN, Jennifer (GBR) LL 1110 lost to KRYVORUCHKO, Yevgeniya (UKR) 660 3-6 4-6
R1: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) Q 986 lost to PARASYUK, Julia (RUS) 752 3-6 4-6

steven · Tennis legend

A whole week spent qualifying, four wins (for Samantha) and yet no WTA points. That was worthwhile ...

steven · Tennis legend

Looking at the drawsheet, they only actually won two matches each - both got byes in QR1 and Samantha got a w/o in QR3, but still a very long week to end up with no points from!