I put together this list which details all of the female number 1 junior players for the past 7 years or so. It is very interesting to see how many of these players havent been able to progress into the senior WTA ranks (well top 20 in the world). However, from number 8 down.. most have moved onto the WTA Tour and had moderate success, in other words top 100 in the world.
1. Irina Khromacheva RUS (31 Oct 2011)
2. Sophie-An Mestach BEL (31 Jan 2011)
3. Daria Gavrilova RUS (23 Aug 2010)
4. Elina Svitolina UKR (21 Jun 2010)
5. Kristina Mladenovic FRA (08 Jun 2009)
6. Laura Robson GBR (30 Mar 2009)
7. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn THA (08 Dec 2008)
8. Arantxa Rus NED (07 Jul 2008)
9. Simona Halep ROU (19 Jun 2008)
10. Urszula Radwanska POL (10 Sep 2007)
11. Agnieszka Radwanska POL (26 Jun 2006)
12. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS (30 Jan 2006)
13. Victoria Azarenka BLR (31 Jan 2005)
14. Michaella Krajicek NED (30 Sep 2004)
15. Kateryna Bondarenka UKR (05 Jul 2004)
16. Sessil Karatantcheva KAZ (28 Jun 2004)
17. Kirsten Flipkens BEL (08 Sep 2003)
18. Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER (07 Jul 2003)
19. Vera Dushevina RUS (17 Mar 2003)
20. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE (18 Mar 2002)
21. Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (10 Dec 2001)
22. Eva Birnerova CZE (15 Oct 2001)
23. Kaia Kanepi EST (11 Jun 2001)
24. Jelena Jankovic SRB (28 May 2001)
25. Maria-Emilia Salerni ARG(29 May 2000)
26. Lina Krasnoroutskaya RUS (31 Dec 1999)
My favourite player on the list has to be Lina Krasnoroutskaya she was quite sexy!
Tennis Australia has just released the promo video for the Australian National League tennis. However, I didnt realise its not a national league at all! Only VIC, WA and SA will be competing.
Here are the results from the first day of the Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup 2011
Group A
Great Britain (1) defeated Thailand 3-0
Evan Hoyt (GBR) d. Chayanon Kaewsuto (THA) 60 61
Luke Bambridge (GBR) d. Pruchya Isaro (THA) 76(5) 76(1)
Luke Bambridge/Kyle Edmund (GBR) d. Chayanon Kaewsuto/Pruchya Isaro (THA) 64 62
Canada (8) defeated Germany 3-0
Brayden Schnur (CAN) d. Adrian Obert (GER) 26 75 97
Hugo Di Feo (CAN) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER) 76(4) 76(7)
Hugo Di Feo/Brayden Schnur (CAN) d. Maximilian Marterer/Hannes Wagner (GER) 64 67(5) 61
Group B
Tunisia defeated Japan (4) 2-1
Iskander Mansouri (TUN) d. Takashi Saito (JPN) 16 61 61
Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) d. Mehdi Abid (TUN) 63 62
Mehdi Abid/Iskander Mansouri (TUN) d. Yoshihito Nishioka/Takashi Saito (JPN) 75 64
France (6) defeated Ecuador 3-0
Quentin Halys (FRA) d. Andres Cabezas (ECU) 63 61
Alexandre Favrot (FRA) d. Jose Chamba (ECU) 62 63
Alexandre Favrot/Quentin Halys (FRA) d. Juan Carvajal/Jose Chamba (ECU) 63 64
Group C
Australia (3) defeated Argentina 2-1
Pedro Cachin (ARG) d. Jay Andrijic (AUS) 76(3) 64
Nicholas Kyrgios (AUS) d. Juan Pablo Paz (ARG) 63 60
Jay Andrijic/Nicholas Kyrgios (AUS) d. Pedro Cachin/Juan Pablo Paz (ARG) 75 64
Israel (5) defeated South Africa 2-1
Igor Smilansky (ISR) d. Matthew Roussouw (RSA) 57 63 75
Or Ram-Harel (ISR) d. Wayne Montgomery (RSA) 64 61
Wayne Montgomery/Matthew Roussow (RSA) d. Or Ram-Harel/Eyal Cohen (ISR) 62 64
Group D
Italy (2) defeated Mexico 3-0
Matteo Donati (ITA) d. Lucas Gomez (MEX) 57 64 61
Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) d. Ricardo Medinilla (MEX) 63 60
Matteo Donati/Stefano Napolitano (ITA) d. Ricardo Medinilla/Rogelio Siller (MEX) 63 63
Chile (7) defeated Hong Kong, China 2-1
Christian Garin (CHI) d. Chun Hun Wong (HKG) 60 62
Guillermo Nunez (CHI) d. Pak Long Yeung (HKG) 46 76(1) 75
Pak Long Yeung/Chun Hun Wong (HKG) d. Christian Garin/Guillermo Nunez (CHI) 64 64
JUNIOR FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS
Group A
Mexico (7) defeated Great Britain 2-1
Alejandra Cisneros (MEX) d. Pippa Horn (GBR) 46 63 63
Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) d. Katy Dunne (GBR) 64 64
Beth Askew/Katy Dunne (GBR) d. Alejandra Cisneros/Renata Zarazua (MEX) 36 75 64
Australia (1) defeated Argentina 3-0
Belinda Woolcock (AUS) d. Carla Bruzzesi (ARG) 75 46 86
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. Maria Constanza Vega (ARG) 64 60
Ashleigh Barty/Brooke Rischbieth (AUS) d. Stephanie Petit/Maria Constanza Vega (ARG) 60 57 64
Group B
Spain (4) defeated Thailand 2-1
Miriam Civera (ESP) d. Nahathat Khuntaket (THA) 63 64
Sara Sorribes (ESP) d. Kamonwan Buayam (THA) 75 61
Kamonwan Buayam/Nahathat Khuntaket (THA) d. Miriam Civera/Miriam Rosell (ESP) 61 75
Czech Republic (5) defeated South Africa 3-0
Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) d. Madrie Le Roux (RSA) 63 64
Petra Rohanova (CZE) d. Lynn Kiro (RSA) 61 62
Aneta Dvorakova/Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) d. Ilze Hattingh/Madrie Le Roux (RSA) 63 63
Group C
Italy (1) defeated Bolivia 3-0
Camilla Rosatello (ITA) d. Ana Laura Gutierrez (BOL) 60 64
Giulia Pairone (ITA) d. Nabila Farah (BOL) 62 61
Giorgia Marchetti/Camilla Rosatello (ITA) d. Nabila Farah/Ana Laura Gutierrez (BOL) 61 62
Germany defeated Japan (6) 2-1
Antonia Lottner (GER) d. Mami Adachi (JPN) 64 62
Ayaka Okuno (JPN) d. Antonia Lottner (GER) 63 63
Sonja Larsen/Antonia Lottner (GER) d. Mami Adachi/Ayaka Okuno (JPN) 46 76(2) 64
Group D
Canada (2) defeated Chinese Taipei 3-0
Erin Routliffe (CAN) d. Ya-Hsuan Lee (TPE) 62 76(5)
Carol Zhao (CAN) d. Ching-Wen Hsu (TPE) 63 64
Erin Routliffe/Carol Zhao (CAN) d. Chu-Chen Chueh/Ya-Hsuan Lee (TPE) 64 26 75
Brazil (8) defeated Romania 2-1
Cristina Oana Ene (ROU) d. Carolina Meligeni Alves (BRA) 63 61
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) d. Iona Loredana Rosca (ROU) 46 61 63
Beatriz Haddad Maia/Luisa Gerstner Rosa (BRA) d. Nicoleta Catalina Dascalu/Cristina Oana Ene (ROU) 63 62
Scotland has announced their team for the Home Nations Cup.
16 players and 4 captains have been selected across the men’s and women’s teams in the Senior, 18U, 14U and 12U age group categories.
The Scotland team will compete at the Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September against teams from Ireland and Wales.
The team in full is:
Senior
Euan McGinn (Captain)
Men
Alan MacDonald (Edinburgh)
Jason Barnett (London)
Women
Mhairi Brown (Edinburgh)
Emma Devine (Edinburgh)
18U
Mark Walker (Captain)
Boys
Jonathan O’Mara (Arbroath)
Euan McIntosh (Edinburgh)
Girls
Alice Keddie (Dundee)
Anna Brogan (Glasgow)
14U
Toby Smith (Captain)
Boys
Vincent Gillespie (Stirling)
Ross-Tiree Wilson (Largs)
Liezel Huber has been talking out to CNN about the state of South African tennis. Huber has been a top doubles player in the world for many years and she was basically forced to move to the USA from South Africa to improve her game at the age of 15.
“In South Africa I don’t think they are looking at it as a business. That’s kind of what hurts the most,” she said. “When Wes Moodie and I won Wimbledon doubles titles in 2005, I actually thought it would change tennis in South Africa. Nothing changed. Maybe there’s more important things to spend money on, maybe tennis is not important. Maybe it’s more important for the government to build schools. I’m not there so I’m not sure why tennis is not getting funding. But it shows.”
Huber recently went back to South Africa to hold a clinic but was very disappointed with the talent.
South African tennis really needs to step up their game and get the top players to really try to give back to get more kids involved at the grass roots of the game.
Australian tennis is not currently at its strongest, but with the return of Dokic this week, things are looking up. As well as Dokic doing well the Australian boys are also growing every single year. An Australian boy has won the singles title at the Australian Open for the last two years and they still have a chance to make it three in a row. The boys singles draw is currently into the round of 16 and there are still three Australian boys who have an opportunity to win the title. Keep a watch out over the next few days to see if one these boys can take the title. Australian tennis is going to be very strong in 5 years time if the juniors is anything to look by.
Liezel Huber has been talking out to CNN about the state of South African tennis. Huber has been a top doubles player in the world for many years and she was basically forced to move to the USA from South Africa to improve her game at the age of 15.
