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Bagel · Intermediate Club Player

2026 - Women's Ranking Prediction Competition

indiana · Tennis legend

Unsuccessful tactics are not unpopular

the addict · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Unsuccessful tactics are not unpopular

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sliced backhand · Lower Club Player

Here are my 2026 predictions

1: Emma 20
2: Sonay 60
3: Francesca 70
4: Katie B 130
5: Mimi 170
6: Katie S 200
7: Mika 210
8: Alicia 300
9: Amarni 310
10: Ranah 330
Sub: Lily 320

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Here are my 2026 predictions(and in some cases hopes)

Emma 20
Sonay 60
Fran 80
Katie B. 110
Mika S. 120
Mimi Xu 130
Harriet D. 150
Hannah K. 160
Lily M. 180
Katie S. 200
Res Jodie 210

mdewey · Lower Club Player

2026 predictions

Raducanu 20
Kartal 50
Boulter 70
Jones 80
Dart 120
Xu 130
Miyazaki 200
Burrage 210
Watson 220
Dudeney 290

Substitute Swan 150

the addict · Tennis legend

All entries up to here are now entered as I had some time to spare.

A reminder to everyone else - Entries close at midnight on Saturday 27th to give me time to enter the data and check it - hopefully before I go away on Monday.
I may not get time to post the tables until I get back from Spain on 7th January.

Happy Christmas to you all.

Pierrot · Intermediate Club Player

A bit optimistic but -

1	Emma Raducanu	19
2	Sonay Kartal	48
3	Katie Boulter	50
4	Francesca Jones	68
5	Jodie Burrage	120
6	Harriet Dart	150
7	Katie Swan	180
8	Mingge Xu	200
9	Mika Stojsavljevic	240
10	Amarni Banks	280

	Sub
	Alicia Dudeney	300

indiana · Tennis legend

Pierrot wrote:
A bit optimistic but -

1 Emma Raducanu 19
2 Sonay Kartal 48
3 Katie Boulter 50
4 Francesca Jones 68
5 Jodie Burrage 120
6 Harriet Dart 150
7 Katie Swan 180
8 Mingge Xu 200
9 Mika Stojsavljevic 240
10 Amarni Banks 280

Sub
Alicia Dudeney 300

Hopefully not too optimistic. Most entries so far have been more optimistic than you in terms of the total rankings of their main 10.

the addict · Tennis legend

Indeed. Scottie leads the way with a total of 1144 which is 589 lower than the current total. At the other extreme Bagel is 173 over with a total of 1906. The current average is 1427, an improvement of 306.

15 entries so far.

Ian1314 · Lower Club Player

1. Sonay Kartal 20

2. Emma Radacanu 26

3. Katie Boulter 38

4. Harriet Dart 85

5. Fran Jones 95

6. Katie Swan 140

7. Mimi Xu 150

8. Mika Stojsavljevic 170

9. Jodie Burrage 180

10. Heather Watson 195

Reserve Hannah Klugman 200

Mervatron2 · ATP qualifying

1. Emma R 15
2. Sonay K 29
3. Fran J 56
4. Katie B 90
5. Harriet D 121
6. Katie S 125
7. Mimi Xu 134
8. Mika S 135
9. Heather W 143
10. Jodie B 175

Reserve Alicia D 236

telstar · Club Coach

Here are my 2026 predictions

1: Emma 20
2: Sonay 50
3: Francesca 75
4: Katie B 120
5: Mimi 174
6: Katie S 200
7: Mika 219
8: Alicia 300
9: Lily 310
10: Hannah 330
Sub: Savannah 320

the addict · Tennis legend

Telstar, just checking that you do mean Savannah Dada-Mascoll as she is currently unranked and without a single point. I'm sure you do and I'm not aware of another Savannah anyway.

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

Oh go on then, I'll play this year. It's quite difficult this year with established players having regressed in 2025 and talented Juniors going full time pro and college players coming through. I know I don't have to explain my thinking or give my also rans but there is no fun in it for me in Just posting a list of names and numbers. I hope it's still clear to theaddict what my entry is. So the wooden spoon entry is

Emma R 26
Sonay k 53
Katie B 76
Fran J 94
Mimi X 128
Jodie B 136
Mika S 146
Harriet D 149
Hev W 180
Hannah K 220
Sub: Katie S 176

Top 10 thinking : I had 13 short-listed players and unusually for me I've gone quite optimistic but only through undecisiveness. There are 2 uncertainties in who makes the top 10 for me. Who, of the established players that regressed in 2025, will continue to regress and who will turn it around. And the biggest question mark is over Kate Swan; a fully fit and unhindered Katie can be 80-120 next year but that ship has sailed so it's more a question of can her body hold up in which case 150-170 is possible. But I haven't seen enough evidence it can. Of the established players I'm sure some will continue to regress and some will turn it around but I couldn't decide who would do what so I've given them all the benefit of the doubt.

Near-misses: Katie S 225 or retired. As comments in other threads in recent weeks have alluded to I'm in the camp that isn't convinced that Katie can sustain a long enough run to climb the rankings much farther and indeed I have my doubts as to whether she can continue her career past the summer. I very much hope she proves me wrong and I will put her as my sub with a top 200 ranking in case she does.
Alicia D 235 Just crowded out by me giving the benefit of the doubt to too many established women. Very real possibility of a top 10 finish.
Lily M 330 I like Lily but she is the only one I didn't give the benefit of the doubt to.

Long-listing : Marni I Just don't see her getting ahead of any in my short list except perhaps Lily. Millie R has plateaued and I think has reached or is near her peak without a radical change in coaching she cannot afford. Sofia J I want to see have a long and succesful career, but based in Washington DC has played a very sparse US only schedule sofar since graduating. She needs to follow Liss's strategy and camp out in Monastir for a few months interrupted only for a few GB tourneys. Plus I think she still has a lot of development to do before she is capable of a GB top 10 finish. Angelica B has the potential to be top 300, but hasn't played since the summer and I don't know if she is injured or decided not to pursue a pro career. Vic A cannot top my top 10 and I think she's nearing her peak and to be honest has already exceeded my expectations.