Week 34 - WTA 250 - Granby, Canada (outdoor hard)

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 34 - WTA 250 - Granby, Canada (outdoor hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I wonder when the last time we had Brits both sides of the finals net might have been? Anyone know? At WTA tour level ..:

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 27th of August 2022 07:37:30 AM

the addict · Tennis legend

I can't think of any at WTA level in recent years - none of our current players anyway. There are numerous occasions at ITF level i the last five years though.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
I can't think of any at WTA level in recent years - none of our current players anyway. There are numerous occasions at ITF level i the last five years though.

Of course, I imagine many of the domestic ITFs have all Brit finals, but WTA will be quite unique - or a 3/4 Brits final at least !

the addict · Tennis legend

The only one I have come up with is Virginia Wade/Greer Stevens v Sue Barker/Anne Kiyomura-Hayashi at Oakland in February 1980 !!

I can find W100 and W60 finals, but nothing above that level in recent years. (I didn't even bother looking at the W25, W15 and W10's !)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
The only one I have come up with is Virginia Wade/Greer Stevens v Sue Barker/Anne Kiyomura-Hayashi at Oakland in February 1980 !!

I can find W100 and W60 finals, but nothing above that level in recent years. (I didn't even bother looking at the W25, W15 and W10's !)

So, feels like a notable moment !

Lambda · Challenger level

the addict wrote:

Daria got a walkover into the singles final, so it's probably Shibahara who withdrew

It was actually Daria that pulled out of doubles, due to left ankle injury

the addict · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
the addict wrote:

Daria got a walkover into the singles final, so it's probably Shibahara who withdrew

It was actually Daria that pulled out of doubles, due to left ankle injury

Interesting. She's still playing singles, and is about to start the final

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Lambda wrote:
the addict wrote:

Daria got a walkover into the singles final, so it's probably Shibahara who withdrew

It was actually Daria that pulled out of doubles, due to left ankle injury
Interesting. She's still playing singles, and is about to start the final

Presumably it was a cautionary withdrawal or the injury wasnt real, so she was ready for the singles.

the addict · Tennis legend

Close match

H+R 7-5 A+O

jb288 · Satellite level

Fun fact about Van Der Hoek: she contested 27 doubles finals at 10k level before she was able to make the step up to 25k finals. And here she is now in her second 250k final. That's some impressive perseverance.

the addict · Tennis legend

And, no surprise, MTB it is.
H+R 7-5 3-6 A+O

the addict · Tennis legend

F:- Alicia Barnett (GBR) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR174 (86+88) def Harriet Dart (GB) / Rosalie Van Der Hoek (NED) CR358 (173+185) 5-7 6-3 10-1 cry

indiana · Tennis legend

The MTB was a bit different though. That was rather efficient.

Championees, further new CHs, and GB #1 and #2, Lissey and Olivia

jb288 · Satellite level

Lissey & Liv take it 10-1 in the MTB! :)

I love how they encourage each other so well, and smile and have fun on court; so good to see. The WTA calendar is such that there have been very few 250s on hard since their first final in Lyon, but there are 5 more before the end of the year, so hopefully they can push on higher even if they can't make the US Open.

One thing I don't quite get is their hand signals and agreements when returning - obviously this is par for the course now when serving, but surely all your movements on return are dictated by the direction of serve? So what are they agreeing on? No doubt I'm missing something!

-- Edited by jb288 on Saturday 27th of August 2022 11:49:55 PM