Tennis Europe News - April 2016 by Tennis Europe

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Czech Republic, Italy, Russia & Ukraine win Winter Cups titles The biggest indoor team event in tennis is over for another year, with four nations having claimed Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD titles. A total of 177 national teams were in action across the competition’s three age categories. Czech Republic and Russia were the most prolific winners, scooping the boys´and girls´ 12 & Under and 16 & Under titles respectively. Meanwhile Italy and Ukraine claimed the 14 & Under crowns. Full details can be found on pages 4 - 6.

Ukraine celebrate their win in Rakovnik. Photo: tennisfoto.net

Tennis Europe Annual General Meeting in Chisinau The 42nd Annual General Meeting of Tennis Europe was hosted by the Moldovan Tennis Federation in Chisinau from 17-19 March. A total of 87 delegates from 29 of Tennis Europe’s member nations were in attendance at the event, which was preceded by a meeting of the Board of Management. Attended by Moldova’s Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Florian Ivan, Friday’s Open Session was on hand as the newly-elected International Tennis Federation President David Haggerty addressed the assembly for the first time. Together with >>

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Tennis Europe & HEAD Renew Partnership

Tennis Europe renews partnerships. . . . . . . . . . 3 Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD. . . . . . . . . . .4 Tennis Europe & Patricio Travel join forces. . . . . .8 Senior Tennis news. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Tennis CoachEd Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Beyond the Baseline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rankings. . . . . . . . . . . 18 European Rankings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Tennis Europe and HEAD will celebrate ten years of cooperation after the two organisations announced a further two-year extension to their comprehensive partnership, due to last until the end of 2017. The Official Racquet, Tennis Ball and Tennis Bag partner of the European Federation since 2007, HEAD will maintain a strong focus on Tennis Europe’s junior activities. HEAD balls will continue to be promoted as the Recommended Ball of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, which marked its 25th anniversary in 2015. The Tour now consists of over 360 international events for players aged 12, 14 or 16 & Under, played in almost all of the organisation’s 50 member nations.

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Tennis Europe Annual General Meeting in Chisinau << Chief Operating Officer Juan Margets, he outlined his plans for the governing body in the coming years and discussed the future of the sport’s flagship team competitions. John Bushell of Sports Marketing Surveys Inc. then provided an overview of the state of the European tennis industry based on the organisation’s latest research, much of which was carried out in conjunction with Tennis Europe. Saturday’s plenary session saw annual reports from Tennis Europe’s President Jacques Dupré and Chief Executive Officer Olli Mäenpää, followed by a question and answer session with the Chairpersons of the four committees, Luisanna Fodde (Development), Karin van Bijsterveld (Junior Tennis), Igor del Busto (Professional Tennis) and Attila Richter (Senior Tennis). Honorary Treasurer Martin Corrie gave a summary of the European Tennis Federation’s accounts and obtained the assembly’s approval of the 2016 budget. The official dinner was held at the Palace of the Republic of Moldova where the delegates were treated to some spectacular performances in a memorable show. The dinner was also the scene of the presentation of the Tennis Europe Awards, which are nominated by member nations in recognition of outstanding contributions to the sport and its administration. There were seven recipients in total; Vahe Avetisyan (ARM), Niki Pilic (CRO), Leon Smith (GBR), Tamara

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Semichina (MDA), Jacco Eltingh (NED), Vladimir Dimitriev (RUS) and Natalia Bondarenko (UKR). European Tennis Trophy awards were also presented to Germany (for Senior Tennis), Great Britain and the Netherlands (joint winners of the Wheelchair Tennis category), Czech Republic (Professional Tennis) and Russia (Junior Tennis and Overall Performance). Tennis Europe President Jacques Dupré said, “This has been a productive meeting and we are very grateful to all of the speakers and delegates for their willingness to engage and contribute to the discussions over both days. In particular I would like to thank Mr. Haggerty for his attendance and contributions at what was his first Tennis Europe meeting. Last but not least, I would like to thank all of the staff of the Moldovan Tennis Federation and especially President Marina Tauber for their exceptional efforts in hosting this meeting, for the warm hospitality, and for giving us the opportunity to see at first hand the exemplary work that they are doing.” Closing the meeting, Mr. Dupré confirmed that the next Annual General Meeting will be held in Sochi, Russia, from 23-25 March 2017. While some delegates travelled back to their home countries on Sunday, the Moldovan Tennis Federation continued its role as hosts, with an ITF Board of Directors meeting and Module 2 tutor assessment course taking place in Chisinau the following week.

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Tennis Europe Chief Executive Officer Olli Mäenpää remarked, “Working so closely with the world’s best equipment manufacturer over the years has enabled us to strengthen and promote the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, providing extra services to players and tournament organisers alike, while assisting HEAD in reaching the next generation of elite players. We very much welcome and appreciate HEAD’s commitment to this development of the sport, and look forward to another fruitful and productive two years of working together.”

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HEAD will also continue in its role as Official Partner of the Tour’s most prestigious individual competitions, the European Junior Championships and Tennis Europe Junior Masters. Furthermore, it will extend its tenure as the presenting sponsor of the sport’s largest indoor team competition, the Tennis Europe Winter Cups, which is currently under way, and the summer 12 & Under team event, the Tennis Europe Nations Challenge.

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Tennis Europe & HEAD extend partnership

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Ottmar Barbian, Executive Vice President HEAD Racquetsports, said: “We are excited to extend our partnership with Tennis Europe that allows us to further support the Junior Tour with innovative HEAD products and expertise.”

Tennis Europe and Polar Strengthen Ties Tennis Europe has announced an extension to its partnership agreement with leading wearable sports technology and training computers manufacturer Polar, which recognises the pioneering Finnish company as the ‘Official Training Computer Partner’ of the European Tennis Federation. Under the terms of the agreement, Polar will be also known as the ‘Recommended Training Computer of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour’ and will also be the presenting partner of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour Player of the Year Awards, which recognise Europe’s best-performing 14 and 16 & Under players.

Polar will once again be the presenting partner of the European Coaches Conference, which will bring together leading coaches and technical directors from Tennis Europe’s 50 member nations in Belgium in late 2016.

ed to be able to open the door to an increasingly receptive tennis market and hope to continue working together with this world leading brand for many years to come.”

Furthermore, Polar becomes the main official partner of TennisCoachEd.com, Tennis Europe’s new initiative aimed primarily at providing opportunities and information for the European tennis coaching community.

Marco Suvilaakso, Global Product Director of Polar, said: “We’re proud and excited to continue our partnership with Tennis Europe. Our aim has always been to help individuals reach their full potential, and with this partnership we hope to inspire and empower both players and coaches in the Tennis Europe community.”

Tennis Europe Chief Executive Officer Olli Mäenpää said; “Polar is one of our longest-standing partners and we are very happy to be able to continue to strengthen our ties. With tennis training and technology becoming ever more interlinked, Polar’s innovative range of products offers a host of solutions to take fitness training to the next level. We are delight-

Tennis Europe and Polar have been enjoying a fruitful cooperation since 2008. The current agreement commences immediately and will continue until December 31st 2016.

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Czech Republic sweeps 12 & Under Winter Cups by HEAD titles There was a double celebration for the Czech Republic after the country became just the second nation ever to sweep both the boys’ and girls’ titles at the 12 & Under Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD recently. Playing in Sunderland (GBR), the girls’ team fought their way to victory past the champions of three of the last four editions, easing to 2/1 wins over Russia and Ukraine in their opening matches by winning both singles rubbers each time. Romania emerged as finalists from the other side of the draw, putting in dominant performances to beat Turkey and France 3/0. The opening match of the final would turn out to be key, as Linda Noskova (CZE) recovered from the loss of the first set (5-7) to eventually overcome Alexandria Petric 6-2 6-4 in almost two and a half hours of play. Linda Fruhvirtova then managed to seal victory for the Czechs, accelerating away after a close first set to beat Vanessa Popa Teiusanu 6-4 6-1. There was one more match to go however before the Czech

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girls could properly celebrate winning the title for a second time, and Agata Cern joined Fruhvirtova to complete the 3/0 sweep over Petric and Michelle Wetherall in the doubles. Over in Veska, the Czech boys’ team had the benefit of home turf for their final rounds, and it showed in a comfortable 3/0 win over Turkey in their opening quarterfinal match. The semi-final was a nail bitingly close battle for the home fans though. 1-1 after the singles matches, Matthew Donald and Oldrich Vejsicky battled for almost two hours to overcome Cesar Bouchelaghem & Pierre Ngijol Carre 5-7 7-5 11-9 to finally confirm their spot in the final. Sunday’s final was another tough scrap after Russia’s Nikita Bochkarev took the opening singles tie in a two-hour, three set match against Vejsicky. Matthew Donald wasted no time in levelling the score though, conceding just three games to Mikhail Gorokhov to take the match to a deciding doubles rubber. Here Gorokhov was joined by the fresh legs of Konstantin Zhzhenov, but the experienced home pair once again asserted their authority – and maintained their unbeaten streak in doubles in the competition – to secure the match, and the title, in just under an hour of play.

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Italy and Ukraine claim 14 & Under Winter Cups by HEAD titles Italy's boys and Ukraine's girls are celebrating impressive victories at the 2016 Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD. The Italian boys won their event in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, while the girls had beaten the Czech locals in Rakovnik on their way to claiming the title. Having come through 2-1 in their earlier matches against Russia and France, the Italians were thoroughly convincing in the final as they defeated the Czech Republic 3-0. ‘The Lorenzos’ sealed the deal for Italy putting the team 2-0 ahead before the doubles. Lorenzo Musetti dispatched Jaroslav Smedek 6-0 6-1 in 58 minutes, while Lorenzo Rottoli recovered from a first set tie-break loss to come back and take the next two sets 6-2 6-3 against European #4 Dalibor Svrcina. Musetti and Smedek then returned to the court to team up with Fausto Tabacco and Kristian Kubik respectively. After just over an hour, the Italians had made a clean sweep of the final with a 6-1 7-5 victory.

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ITALY

UKRAINE

CZECH REP.

SLOVAKIA

FRANCE

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ROMANIA

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POLAND

GERMANY

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As the number one seeds and without having lost a single match along the way, the Ukrainian girls went into the final brimming with confidence. However, the team had to withstand some tough resistance from Slovakia, with the two nations level at 1-1 after two very hotly contested three-set singles matches. Daria Snigur gave Ukraine an early 1-0 lead with a 64 2-6 6-2 win over Nina Stankovska. A shock then came as Romana Cisovska toppled recent 'Les Petits As' champion Marta Kostyuk 6-2 2-6 7-5, setting up a live doubles rubber to decide the winner. The Slovakian players teamed up to face Kostyuk and Dasha Lopatetskaya, but Kostyuk – the Tennis Europe Junior Tour’s current #1 player - would not go down twice in one day. The Ukrainians held firm for a relatively tight 7-5 6-3 victory. Both squads can be extremely proud of their victories. The win was just Italy’s second title in this category, while Ukraine’s girls had never previously won the 14 & Under title. Having also claimed the 12 & Under event last year, the signs are good that the new crop of girls from this nation will continue to fulfil their promise.

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Russia dominates the 16 & Under Winter Cups by HEAD Russian teams have once again dominated at the Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD, repeating their 2003 feat of sweeping both the boys’ and girls’ 16 & Under titles in the same year. For a seventh successive year, Ronchin in France was the venue for the boy’s final rounds, where the Russian boys team seemed to get better and better with each tie. Having lost the opening rubber of their match against Bulgaria and been forced to recover for a 2-1 win, the team did not look back for the rest of the weekend. They next overcame Belgium in the semi-finals for the loss of just one set, but were pushed hard by their Dutch opponents in the final. The first rubber could easily have gone the way of the Netherlands as Russia’s Egor Noskin lost the first set to Amadatus Admiraal but then managed to snatch the second set in a tie-break. It all came down to one break of serve in the end, and that was all that Noskin needed to claim the final set 6-4. In the second singles match, Timofey Skatov made light work of Lodewijk Weststrate to secure the title with a straightforward 6-2 6-2 win.

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RUSSIA

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CZECH REP.

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BELGIUM

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The doubles rubber was hotly contested. Noskin returned to the court to team with Alexey Zakharov for Russia while Weststrate paired with Julian Prins for the Netherlands. It came down to the wire, and eventually the match went the way of the Russians as they came through with a 6-2 4-6 10-7 win. In the Czech town of Veska, the Russian girls can tell a similar story. After easily taking care of the Ukraine in the first round, the Russians had a 1-0 deficit against Switzerland in the semi-finals. They eventually turned things around with two straight set wins to advance to the final against the local girls. Russia was determined to start off well this time around, as hot favourite and long-time Tennis Europe Junior Tour 14 & under #1 Anastasia Potapova won her match 6-3 7-6 against Karolina Berankova. The local crowd were given some hope when Lucie Kankova pulled off a nerve-wracking upset win over Olesya Pervushina 7-6 2-6 7-6 in the other singles match. After some well-earned rest, the same four players returned to the court for the deciding doubles rubber. However, the match turned out to be anticlimax for the home fans, as Czech hopes were dashed with a 6-3 6-0 Russian thrashing. Thus, from being four-time runners up from 20112014, Russia’s girls have now won the event two years in a row. This mirrors their previous period of dominance from 1997-2007, when they appeared in 9 out of 11 finals, winning seven. The boys’ success has been somewhat more intermittent, but impressive nonetheless. In the new millennium, they can add the 2016 title to those won in 2003 and 2013, as well as their 2006 Runners-up trophy.

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S2A Sports Organisations Survey Tennis Europe is currently involved in a S2A (Sport to Administration) project, which focuses on the skills needed by sports administrators working in paid and voluntary middle management roles. It includes skills and competencies that enable individuals to coordinate, manage, market, organize and deliver sport in line with the governance and direction of the organization. S2A Sport is a European Commission funded project led by EOSE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (www.eose.org) bringing together a partnership of stakeholders including 8 national organizations and 4 pan-European Associations from 10 different European countries. Together with all partners of the Consortium and project leaders, we would like to ask you to help us and fill in an online survey concerning the work of sports administrators. We would be very grateful if you could take 10 minutes to complete it online. This survey of sports organisations in Europe is

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addressed to organisations and individuals involved in managing, marketing, organising and delivering sport at the local, national or European level. This can include sport federations, National Olympic Committees, other sport associations and agencies, national and regional sport for all organisations, sport clubs, training providers etc. Your response is greatly valued and will help to define new standards, training and qualifications for people working in sport organisations in Europe who are responsible for managing and running sport. Link to the online http://goo.gl/forms/oqlMxsOk1g Additional information can http://www.s2a-sport.eu/

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Tennis Europe and Patricio Travel join forces Tennis Europe has announced a two-year partnership with leading tennis tour operator Patricio Travel. Under the terms of the agreement, the German company will be recognised as the European Federation’s official travel partner, and will become involved in the hosting and organisation of major senior tennis events. The agreement will see Patricio Travel take over the event managment of two of Tennis Europe’s flagship senior tennis competitions; the European Senior Championships and European Senior Club Championships. In 2016, these tournaments will be held at the Ali Bey Resort Sorgun, Turkey. Furthermore, the Ali Bey Hotels & Resorts group – the main resort partner of Patricio Travel in Turkey – is granted Tennis Europe’s official resort partnership rights, and joins long term Tennis Europe partner La Manga Club in Spain as a preferred venue of the organisation.

first steps into the tourism industry. We are proud to recognise the excellence of Patricio Travel’s services, and hope to extend their reach to a wider base of tennis travellers across the continent, whilst also further enhancing our most popular senior tennis events.” Patricio Travel CEO Wolfgang Riedl praised the partnership, saying, “Thanks to the cooperation with Tennis Europe we are looking forward to extending the reach of our brand and to providing a direct access to our exclusive tennis experiences for people from the organisation’s member states. We are also very excited to be bestowing a new and worthy setting upon the European Senior Club and Individual Championships in 2016.” The Patricio Travel calendar includes more than 50 tennis events (including international tournaments, training camps with former professional players, seminars and congresses) for associations, groups and individuals. Over 20,000 tennis players from all over the world travel to these events each year. For more information about Patricio Travel, visit www.patriciotravel.com or www.patricio-sportevents.com.

Tennis Europe Chief Executive Officer Olli Mäenpää commented, “We are thrilled to be working with Patricio Travel. It has been a long term goal of Tennis Europe to broaden our portfolio of services to the European tennis community, and this is one of our

European Senior & Club Championships Next week sees the first of our major senior tennis events to be held in association with Patricio Travel the European Senior Championships. The region’s most prestigious senior tennis tournament in terms of ranking points offered will be held at the Ali Bey Resort Sorgun in Antalya, Turkey from 11-16 April, and features all age categories for men and women from Over 35 to Over 85. Entries are now closed, though a few last minute wild card spots may still be available - please contact nadjak@tenniseurope.org for further information as soon as possible. September and 26 September - 1 October. From mid-April, teams will also be able to enter the European Senior Club Championships, using Patricio Travel’s online reservation tool. The event is set to be held across two weeks from 19-24

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The fact sheets and further information will be posted at the official tournament page on the Tennis Europe website shortly.

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ITF Senior Circuit European Players of the Year The European Seniors Player of the Year title is awarded to the top-ranked European player of each age category at the end of each season. Three men (Gerhard Fahlke, Manfred Huntsdorfer and Angelo Sala) and five women (Ana SalasLozano, Christine French, Heidi Eisterehner, Nanda Fischer and Erzsebet Szentirmay) successfully defended their titles from 2014, with Heidi Eisterlehner of Germany claiming a Player of the Year title for an incredible twelfth time.

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For the first time ever, a title will be shared by three players, as Women's 50 winners Klaartje van Baarle (BEL), Pavla Mrazova (CZE) and Olga Shaposhnikova (GER) all finished the year with an identical ranking. The complete list can be found below or on our special gallery of the winners. Medals and certificates were handed over to representatives of the national tennis federations at Tennis Europe's recent Annual General Meeting in Chisinau, Moldova.

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Stefanie KOLAR

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Roberto MENENDEZ FERRE

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Ana SALAS-LOZANO

ESP

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Gerhard FAHLKE

GER

Over 45

Lucie SCHWAB

AUT

Over 45

Alexander WINDISCH

GER

Over 50

Klaartje VAN BAARLE

BEL

Over 50

Manfred HUNDSTORFER

AUT

Over 50

Pavla MRAZOVA

CZE

Over 55

Karl PANSY

AUT

Over 50

Olga SHAPOSHNIKOVA

RUS

Over 60

Paul FRENCH

GBR

Over 55

Christine FRENCH

GBR

Over 65

Bruno RENOULT

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Over 60

Encarnacion GOMIS RUIZ

ESP

Over 70

Petr KOLACEK

SUI

Over 65

Heidi EISTERLEHNER

GER

Over 75

Peter POKORNY

AUT

Over 70

Gail BENEDETTI

FRA

Over80

Gerhard COLDEWEY

GER

Over 75

Nanda FISCHER

GER

Over85

Angelo SALA

Over80

Brigitte JUNG

GER

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Erzsebet SZENTIRMAY

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Stephanie Kolar (GER)

Petr Kolacek (SUI)

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Roberto Menendez Ferre (ESP)

Petra Mrazova (CZE)

Gail Benedetti (FRA)

Gerhard Coldewey (GER)

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European Senior Open in Seefeld The European Senior Open in Seefeld once again served as a high-performance curtain-raiser to the European senior tennis circuit as the Austrian ski resort welcomed 574 players for one of the world’s biggest international tennis events. With 22 different age categories in action across men’s and women’s events, the tournament is split between two weeks, with the super seniors taking centre stage during the first of those. Top seeded German Alfred Boeckl enjoyed a successful defence of his Men’s 65 title, repeating last year’s win over the title’s previous holder Peter Marklstofer in the final. Hendrik Andren of Sweden added his name to the Men’s 70 honour roll, beating three seeds on his way to the final match with Vladimir Lacina (CZE). Peter Pokorny continues to be one of the most successful ITF Senior Circuit players of all time, adding yet another European title to his record-breaking tally of 42, and conceding just eight games in five matches on route to the championship, including two in his final round win over Erhard Windisch (GER). The Men’s 80 event saw an all-German final as Gunther Kindermann beat Manfred Kammin, while another German, Hans Mathiak beat defending champion Angelo Sala (ITA) in the semi-finals before going on to claim the 85 title when rival Hermann Thesing was forced to withdraw from the final. On the women’s side, Heide Froeysok caused the biggest upset, ending top seed Heide Eisterlehner’s quest for a 15th Seefeld singles title with a 6-0 6-3 win in their all-German Women’s 65 semi-final. Froeysok then went on to beat another compatriot, Reinhilde Adams, in a tough three-set final. The Women’s 70 event went to a familiar name as record-breaking German Heide Orth extended her tally to 43 major (European or World) titles after a hard-fought 7-6(5) 6-3 upset of top seed Elie Krocke (NED) in the final. There was a home victory in the Women’s 75 as Sofia Garaguly put in a dominant performance, conceding just six games in three matches – including a 6-1 6-1 win over defending champion Elisabeth van Boemmel in the semis – on her way to the final. She was pushed harder in her final match, but accelerated away after a 12-game first set to claim a 7-5 6-1 victory over Inger Delamare (FRA). Brigitte Jung made it three out of four super senior singles titles for Germany, defending her 2015 crown

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Above: Women’s 70 finalist Elie Krocke (NED) and winner Heide Orth (GER), and Men’s 50 champion Gerald Kaiser (GER) with runner-up Christoph Parringer (GER)

to retain the Women’s 80 championship with a 6-3 6-0 win over Annemarie Theyson. The second week saw the younger age groups in action, producing a varied list of winners with players from eight different nations winning titles. Martine Stauder was the first of those, scoring a rare European title for Luxembourg by going unbeaten in the round robin Women’s 35 event. For a second consecutive year, Sylva Himper of the Czech Republic upset top seed Ana Salas Lozano (ESP) on her way to the Women’s 40 title, this time surviving a first set tie break before accelerating away for a 7-6(2) 6-0 win over the world #1 in the final. Annemiek Wissink of the Netherlands edged through a marathon battle to claim the Women’s 45 title, eventually triumphing 7-6(2) 6-7(4) 6-3 over top seed Gabi Kirchner of Germany. In the Women’s 50 event, Olga Shaposhnikova of Germany cleanly defended her title, easing to a 6-1 6-1 win over second seed Liselot Prechtel (NED) in the final.

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European Senior Open in Seefeld Having suffered disappointment last year when falling at the final hurdle in her attempt to win five consecutive Women’s 50 titles, Austria’s Ingrid Resch got back on track, claiming the 55 title at her first attempt, and losing just two games in the process. Meanwhile, last year’s 55 champion also moved up a category successfully as Renata Tomanova (GER) claimed the Over 60 crown for the first time. On the men’s side, Luca Serena of Italy defended his Over 35 title with a 6-3 6-2 win over Daniel Dolbea (GER). Matthias Mueller was a happy man, finally winning the Men’s 40 title after a run of three successive final losses in previous years. The German beat unseeded Finn Heikki Raevaara in the final. The Men’s 45 saw Sweden’s Jorgen Aberg re-claim the title. The 2014 champion benefitted from walkovers in two of his matches, including the final

against Christoph Back (GER), his victor in last year’s final. Home player Gerald Kaiser won the hotly contested Men’s 50 event, ending the run of Christoph Parringer (GER) in the final after the 15th seed had upset the tournament’s #1, 4 and 7 seeds in his previous matches. Wim Groeneveld of the Netherlands ended Pierre Godfroid’s run as champion of the Men’s 55 event, beating the Belgian top seed 6-3 6-3 in the final. Alan Rasmussen bolstered his increasingly impressive European record in the Men’s 60 tournament, overcoming a second set fightback from Radovan Cizek (CZE) to emerge triumphant 6-0 7-6(8). Full draws and results from the super seniors event can be found on the ITF website here, with week 2 results here. Click here for a photo gallery from the tournament.

Special Olympics European Tennis Day Special Olympics celebrated its third annual European Tennis day on 8th March with a number of special events held across the region. In Hungary, more than 60 athletes took part in a star-studded event involving competitions for three different tennis ability levels. A highlight of the day was a unified doubles match in which some of the athletes took part alongside Hungarian celebrities. The day also featured a two-hour practical coaching seminar for teachers of players with special needs, held at Balázs Brothers professional tennis school. Attila Richter, the Hungarian Tennis Association General Secretary, was in attendance, alongside a number of high-profile celebrities and professional sports stars that came along to show their support, including former Hungarian professional tennis players Ágnes Szávay and Zsófia Gubacsi, world champion Kayaker Gábor Kucsera and professional ice hockey player Levente Szuper. A few days later, on 13th March, Special Olympics Ukraine held its own celebrations, hosting a masterclass for 38 athletes with intellectual disabilities. The event represented a first step towards the development of tennis as a Special Olympics sport in Ukraine. Supported by the Ukrainian Tennis Federation, the master-class involved some of Ukraine’s top tennis players. Each of the participants enjoyed the opportunity to play tennis and get professional advice from their famous coaches. The

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On-court coaching at Hungarian Tennis Day. Photo: specialolympics.org

youngest athlete in attendance was just four and a half years old. Despite his youth, he played and enjoyed the fun atmosphere. The master-class took place at the Antei Tennis Club in Kiev. The Club has committed to provide its facilities to Special Olympics for regular tennis sessions in the future. Special Olympics Ukraine hopes to continue to work to raise the profile of its athletes at tennis events in Ukraine and around the world.

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18 & Under Touring Team This year’s European 18 & Under team recently completed a six-week tour competing in high-level ITF Junior tournaments in North Africa and Europe. The team was comprised of three boys - Nikita Mashtakov (UKR), Kaya Gore (TUR) and Menelaos Efstathiou (CYP), one girl, Daniela Vismane (LAT), and their coach Goran Shevchenko of Macedonia. First stop was the Grade 2 Hammamet ITF Juniors Tournament in Tunisia, which was also the venue for a four-day training camp held prior to the competition. In the boy’s singles event Nikita Mashtakov showed a great level in reaching the final where he lost to Javier Barranco Cosano (ESP) 6-2 6-1. Kaya Gore reached the quarters, where he fell to teammate Mashtakov 6-4 5-7 6-2. In the girl’s singles event, Daniela Vismane reached the semi-final where after a great fight against Sada Nahimana (BDI) she eventually lost 4-6 7-6(0) 7-5. The whole team showed great results in the doubles tournament, especially Gore, who teamed up with Bojan Jankulovski (MKD) to claim the title with a 7-6(2) 36 [10-7] win over Italians Alessandro Coppini & Luca Narcisi. The Grade 2 Tunisia ITF Juniors Tournament was the next event on the schedule. Kaya Gore again reached the singles quarterfinals, losing to Carlos Divar (ESP) 6-3 6-3, while Mashtakov reached the 3rd round after beating team-mate Efstathiou before also falling to Divar in straight sets. Daniela Vismane continued her good form to reach a second consecutive semi-final, where she lost to the eventual champion Julia Rosenqvist 6-1 6-4. In doubles Gore & Jankulovski once again posted the best result, reaching the semi-finals. For the third and fourth week team moved to Moldova for Trofeul D. Sturdza and Lithuania for Siauliai Open 2016 both Grade 2 events where the players were faced with the challenge of adjusting to very different conditions, changing from outdoor to indoor courts, but still made some remarkable results. At the Trofeul D. Sturdza singles event Mashtakov lost in the 2nd round to Nikolay Vylegzhanin (RUS) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4. The team’s best performances here came in doubles, as Daniela Vismane and partner Paulina Bakaite (LTU) reached the semi-finals while Kaya Gore and Nikita Mashtakov reached the quarters losing to Aliaksandr Liaonenka (BLR) and Vladyslav Lobak (UKR) 7-6(6) 1-6 [12-10]. Goran Shevchenko, the team coach, commented: “This was a great opportunity for the players to compete in very strong events and try to improve their game and gain experience for the forthcoming

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Photos: (above) Goran Shevchenko, Nikita Mashtakov, Menelaos Efstathiou, Kaya Gore and Daniela Vismane in Lithuania. Kaya Gore (left) and Bojan Jankulovski in Hammamet.

season and future challenges. All of the team members showed a good fighting spirit and took advantage of the opportunity to play and practice every day with other high level players”.

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Tennis Europe & PTR team up to boost TennisCoached.com Tennis Europe has announced a two-year partnership with Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), the world’s largest international organisation of tennis coaches and teachers. PTR’s mission is to educate and serve tennis coaches around the world in order to grow the game. This mission is one shared by Tennis Europe and working together the two organisations are a perfect match. PTR will henceforth be known as an ‘Official Continuous Learning Provider’ partner of the Tennis CoachEd initiative, which will provide PTR with additional opportunities to promote their activities throughout Europe. PTR will add to the growing number of commercial partners of TennisCoachEd.com, Tennis Europe’s project aimed primarily at providing new opportunities, information and services for the European tennis coaching community. Tennis Europe Chief Executive Officer Olli Mäenpää said; “Tennis Europe and PTR share the view that competent, motivated and enthusiastic coaches are the best ambassadors for our sport, helping us in our ultimate goal to grow the game. We are delighted to seize the opportunity to work together

to provide further opportunities and services for coaches throughout Europe.” Dan Santorum, Chief Executive Officer of PTR, remarked, “PTR is looking forward to working together with Tennis Europe and its National Tennis Federations to provide additional quality education for tennis coaches. We are confident that those Federations who choose to work with PTR will benefit greatly and see an increase in their overall tennis growth.”

CoachEd Conferences 4th Swiss Tennis Forum

Nordic Coaches Conference

Sunday 20th March saw almost 200 tennis coaches, former players and tennis teachers gathered in the city of Romanel-sur-Lausanne to take part in the 4th Swiss Tennis Forum. Participants from all over Switzerland as well as from France and Germany had an opportunity to listen to keynote speaker Louis Cayer (CAN), who focused on volley techniques.

8-10 April, Oslo, Norway Open to international delegates, the three-day event focuses on the topic of ‘Successful coaching for tomorrow’s players.’ Speakers will include Miguel Crespo (ITF/ESP), Carl Maes (BEL), Jaime Fernandez (ESP), Pekka Kainulainen (FIN) and Simon Wheatley (GBR), amongst others.

Further info on TennisCoachEd.com

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Beyond the Baseline... Next month’s Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semi-finals (15-17 April) see France host the Netherlands on clay at Arena Loire in Trélazé, while Switzerland will host defending champions Czech Republic on a hard court at Messe Luzern. World Group 1 play-offs see Russia face Belarus in Moscow (indoor clay), Spain host Italy in Lleida (clay), Romania host Germany in Cluj Napoca (indoor clay) and Australia vs. USA in Brisbane (clay). European teams are involved in all World Group II play offs: Serbia vs. Belgium in Belgrade (indoor clay), Slovakia vs. Canada in Bratislava (indoor clay), Poland vs. Taipei in Wroclaw (indoor hard) and Ukraine vs. Argentina in Bucha (hard). Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association has extended the contract of Davis Cup captain Leon Smith until 2018. Judy Murray, meanwhile, has resigned from the British Fed Cup captaincy in order to spend more time with her family. The ATP World Tour has agreed what is reported to be its biggest ever sponsorship deal, with airline Emirates, which becomes the ‘Premier Partner’ of the governing body. The Tour has also recently forged a 2-year deal with skin care brand Daylong.

Roland Garros, while Jeremy Botton will be the new General Director of the French Tennis Federation. Former WTA Tour head Stacey Allaster has returned to the sport, accepting the role of Chief Executive of Professional Tennis at the USTA. Chris Kermode will remain as Executive Chairman and President of the ATP until at least 2019. The International Tennis Federation has confirmed that Chef Operating Officer Juan Margets will leave his post at the end of the year after 25 years with the organisation. Eurosport has reported record viewing figures for this year’s Australian Open, with the men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray drawing a peak of 1.1 million viewers in the UK, making it the nation’s most watched channel at that time. The channel has exclusive television and digital rights to the opening Grand Slam of the season across Europe until 2021. Former Top Ten player Patty Schnyder continued a tentative comeback this past weekend, accepting a wild card to the qualifying event of the WTA Premier tournament in Charleston.

Jamie Murray has become the first British player ever to top the ATP World Tour doubles rankings.

The ATP World Tour Finals in London will once again feature an invitational 14 & Under event this year. The first player confirmed to take part is Les Petits As champion Stefan Leustian of the United States.

Marat Safin and Justine Henin have been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

For the first time in 13 years, there were no Russian players ranked in the WTA Top Ten last week.

Switzerland will host a WTA Tour event for the first time in almost a decade when Gstaad joins the tour from July 11-18.

The USTA has launched a USTA Pro Circuit Collegiate Series, which will see a circuit of more than 10 tournaments played on or near college campuses in order to facilitate college players with experience of professional events and the chance to earn ranking points while studying.

Swiss Tennis has extended its partnership with principal sponsor Generali until 2017 and signed a threeyear deal with bottled water supplier Evian. Coaching carousel: Petra Kvitova has split from long-time coach David Kotyza. David Goffin has hired former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson as a coaching consultant. Andy Murray has started working with former British pro Jamie Delgado, who will replace Jonas Bjorkman as assistant coach to Amélie Mauresmo. Tennis leadership: former French Davis Cup captain Guy Forget is the new director of the French Open at

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Roger Federer has launched a range of emoji tshirts. Five of the six winners in Miami last weekend completed a sweep of both Indian Wells and Miami titles; Victoria Azarenka, Novak Djokovic, Pierre Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut and Bethanie MattekSands (with different partners). Azarenka was just the third woman to do so in the same season, following Steffi Graf and Kim Clijsters,while Djokovic joined Andre Agassi as a six-time Miami champion.

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rankings - Overall Tennis Europe’s junior ranking system is devised to give a unified overall list that shows the relative strengths of all players, regardless of where they achieved their results or picked up points. A player’s overall total includes points from Tennis Europe Junior Tour 16 and 14 & Under events, plus points earned by players in these age categories who participate in ITF Junior Circuit and professional tournaments, all of which are weighted accor-

ding to their relative strengths. The 14 & Under ranking is still available separately (see next page), as well as being integrated to these overall rankings. For more information on the rankings system, check out the Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rules and Regulations at www.TennisEurope.org. The ‘Race to the Masters’ rankings are also available separately, and include points earned exclusively at Tennis Europe Junior Tour events. Rankings below are as of March 29th 2016.

Overall Girls’ Ranking Rank

Name

Nat.

Points

Bianca ANDREESCU

CAN 1884

Olesya PERVUSHINA

RUS 1805

Anastasia POTAPOVA

RUS 1645

NEW

Dayana YASTREMSKA

UKR 1608

NEW

Maria Lourdes CARLE

ARG 1595

NEW

Amanda ANISIMOVA

USA 1560

NEW

Vlada KOVAL

RUS 1345

NEW

Viktoriia DEMA

UKR 1340

NEW

Daria LUKYANOVA

RUS 1165

NEW

Iga SWIATEK

POL 1155

Maria Lourdes Carle (ARG)

Overall Boys’ Ranking Rank

Name

Nat.

Points

CHN 1555

Zhao LINGXI

Felix AUGER ALIASSIME CAN 1545

Leonid SHEYNGEZIKHT BUL 1390

Marko MILADINOVIC

SRB 1258

NEW

Nicola KUHN

GER 1105

NEW

Timofey SKATOV

RUS

938

NEW

Sebastian BAEZ

ARG

913

NEW

Daniel MICHALSKI

POL

888

NEW

Duje AJDUKOVIC

CRO

875

NEW

Seon Yong HAN

KOR

875

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Leonid Sheyngezikht (BUL) Photo: tennisfoto.net

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rankings - 14 & Under There are some big changes in the rankings lists since our last issue, with several big events being held on the Tennis Europe junior Tour in recent weeks. The 14 & Under girls’ rankings are led by Ukraine’s Winter Cups winners Daria Dnigur and Marta Kostyuk, who have exchanged the top spot in recent weeks and look set to do so throughout the season. China’s Qinwen Zheng has also made a big move, wnning back-to-back Category 1 events in Maia and Sainte Genevieve des Bois.

The new boys’ #1, Harold Mayot of France, has also been in great form, winning singles and doubles at Category 1 Bolton, and establishing a 12-1 win/loss record so far this year. He’s closely followed by Czech Dalibor Svrcina, who already has two singles titles under his belt. Full ranking lists www.TennisEurope.org.

can

Name

Nat.

Points

Daria SNIGUR

UKR 895

NEW

Marta KOSTYUK

UKR 870

Daria FRAYMAN

RUS 835

Helene PELLICANO

MLT 800

NEW

Romana CISOVSKA

SVK

680

NEW

Denisa HINDOVA

CZE

655

NEW

Kamilla BARTONE

LAT

645

NEW

Qinwen ZHENG

CHN 635

NEW

Kristyna LAVICKOVA

CZE

620

NEW

Carol PLAKK

EST

600

Name

Nat.

Points

Diana Snigur (UKR) Photo: tennisfoto.net

14 & Under Boys Rank

NEW

Harold MAYOT

FRA

NEW

Dalibor SVRCINA

CZE 570

NEW

Oleksiy SHESTAKOV

UKR 565

NEW

Alibek KACHMANOV

RUS 535

NEW

Dawid TACZALA

POL 535

NEW

Borna DEVALD

CRO 510

NEW

Nicholas IONEL

ROU 440

NEW

Viktor JOVIC

SRB 420

NEW

Artjom MATUS

RUS 420

NEW

Lilian MARMOUSEZ

FRA 405

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Rankings below are as March 29th 2016.

14 & Under Girls Rank

575

Harold Mayot (FRA)

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results

12 & Under Date

Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Jan 04

Pirogovskiy (RUS)

3 M Gorokhov (RUS)

S Rachalouski (BLR)

62 63

Bochkarev/Gorokhov (RUS)

A Falei (BLR)

63 63

Shnaider/Zaytseva (RUS)

D Mulintsev (RUS)

75 62

Kolganov (KAZ)/Tsirikidze (RUS)

A Gureva (RUS)

57 75 63

Gureva/Khalturina (RUS)

E Guler (TUR)

60 61

Er/Tokac (TUR)

D Shnaider (RUS) Jan 11

Baku (AZE)

3 K Kolganov (KAZ) V Matasova (RUS)

Score

Doubles Winner

Jan 18

Baku (AZE)

3 T Tokac (TUR)

N Khalturina (RUS)

16 63 64

Arli/Uslu (TUR)

Feb 15

Auray (FRA)

3 C Bouchelaghem (FRA)

L Davey (GBR)

75 61

Davey/Reeve (GBR)

K Volgapkina (RUS)

H Van DeWinkel

63 61

Pineda/Smith (GBR)

E Sefiani (MAR)

63 60

Draganov (BUL)/El Amine (MOR)

F Joule (FRA)

60 63

Beranova/Kubikova (CZE)

A Gureva (RUS)

Feb 22

Ponta Delgada (POR)

3 H El Amine (MAR) P Kubikova (CZE)

Feb 29

Umag (CRO)

3 D Prizmic (CRO)

M Poljicak (CRO)

64 63

Ganfolfi/Tresoldi (ITA)

N Khalturina (RUS)

61 61

Dimitrova/Glushkova (BUL)

3 K Zhzhenov (RUS)

A Kukasian (RUS)

60 63

Bochkarev/Zhzhenov (RUS)

E Andreeva (RUS)

D Shnaider (RUS)

61 63

Falei/Grudino (BLR)

A Basile (BEL)

63 61

Brady (THA)/Koshis (CYP)

K Dimitrova (BUL) Mar 14

Vsevolozhsk (RUS)

Mar 14

Antalya (TUR)

3 P Brady (THA)

Mar 19

Braga (POR)

3 D Morais (POR)

S Peeva (BUL)

K Marthiens

M Popa (ROU)

75 61

Arli/Senli (TUR)

P Rodenas

63 63

Kendall/Pinheiro (POR)

S Costoulas (BEL)

63 67(5) 62 Guedes/Jorge (POR)

14 & Under Date

Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Jan 04

Beograd (SRB)

3 G Zivotic (SRB)

G Jankulovski (MKD)

62 64

Jankulovski (MKD)/Terziev (BUL)

V Borodulina (RUS)

75 64

Ognjanovska/Ristevska (MKD)

A Matus (RUS)

63 63

Jovic (SRB)/Taczala (POL)

O Selekhmeteva (RUS)

62 64

Ataskhova/Shusharina (RUS)

D Radulova (BUL) Jan 04

Khimki (RUS)

1 A Kachmazov (RUS) D Snigur (UKR)

Jan 04

Siauliai (LTU)

3 P Alam (GBR) S Djoubri (GBR)

Jan 11

Ryazan (RUS)

1 O Shestakov (UKR) A Charaeva (RUS)

Jan 11

Narva (EST)

2 A Mandma (EST)

Jan 11

Milovice (CZE)

2 D Svrcina (CZE)

C Plakk (EST)

Bolton (GBR)

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63 62

Alam (GRB)/Elamin (IRL)

P Spaka (LAT)

61 62

Polischuk/Spaka (LAT)

A Kachmazov (RUS)

64 62

Kniazeu (BLR)/Snitari (MDA)

E Avanesyan (RUS)

61 62

Soldatova/Zakharova (RUS)

S Janssen (NED)

46 61 61

Bernardi (ITA)/Mandma (EST)

S Chekhlystova (EST)

62 61

Kubre/Plakk (EST)

N Ionel (ROU)

60 64

Horak/Smedek (CZE)

F Sacco (ITA)

64 62

Cisovska (SVK)/Vajsejtlova (CZE)

1 H Mayot (FRA)

B Devald (CRO)

62 63

Marmousez/Mayot (FRA)

A Noel (USA)

Q Zheng (CHN)

60 26 75

Noel/Ong (USA)

R Cisovska (SVK) Jan 18

M Vasiliauskas (LTU)

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results

14 & Under Date

Tournament

Category / Winner

Jan 18

Vänersborg (SWE)

3 S Pel (NED) C Van Poelgeest (NED)

Jan 18

Minsk (BLR)

2 J Katuch (SVK) M Timofeeva (RUS)

Jan 25

Tarbes (FRA)

1 S Leustian (USA)

Feb 15

Oetwill am See (SUI)

2 J Kym (SUI)

M Kostyuk (UKR)

Feb 22

Bucharest (ROU)

Zoetermeer (NED)

Tyresö (SWE)

Kniazeu (BLR)/Sharipov (RUS)

A Abramovich (BLR)

61 60

Abramovich/Brich (BLR)

B Devald (CRO)

62 61

Musetti/Rottoli (ITA)

Bondarenko/Scherbinina (RUS)

2 N Ionel (ROU)

L Palovic (SVK)

Walkover

Katuch/Palovic (SVK)

F Sacco (ITA)

A Hinka (UKR)

Walkover

Dimitrova/Zlatarova (BUL)

3 S Pel (NED)

M Sadaoui (FRA)

64 75

Hoogendam/Loof (NED)

E De Witte (BEL)

62 16 62

Boumjdoul/De Witte (BEL)

J Szajrych (POL)

16 62 75

Faucon (BEL)/Ibragimov (RUS)

A Gross (AUT)

64 61

Gross/Kraus (AUT)

E Philippov (RUS)

63 61

Gubarev/Kashirin (RUS)

E Dementyeva (RUS)

64 76(6)

Avanesyan/Selekhmeteva (RUS)

M Wiskandt (GER)

64 64

Mandma (EST)/Von der Schulenburg

R Cisovska (SLO)

62 63

Barton (LAT)/Cisovska (SLO)

D Barreto Sanchez (ESP)

61 Retired

J Hoogen Dam/ Loof (NED)

A-C Janssen (GER)

K Hansen (NED)

61 63

Hageman/Spee (NED)

1 L Marmousez (FRA)

A Mandma (EST)

61 62

Malkowski (SUI)/Mandma (EST)

D Parry (FRA)

60 62

Hindova/Vajsejtlova (CZE)

D Stricker (SUI)

26 61 64

Chen/Petrovic (GBR)

P Csabi (CZE)

64 76(2)

Middendorf/Wirges (GER)

3 A Heinonen (SWE)

1 D Taczala (POL)

O Selekhmeteva (RUS)

D Frayamn (RUS) 3 J Den Hartog (NED)

Q Zheng (CHN) 3 L Formella (GER) J Middendorf (GER) Mar 07

Bratislava (SVK)

2 A Kachmazov (RUS)

M Sharipov (RUS)

64 63

Buzonics (HUN)/Pawlak (POL)

N Stankovska (SVK)

K Novakova (CZE)

63 62

Novakova/Panackova (CZE)

Mar 07

Antalya (TUR)

2 G Jankulovski (MKD)

M Bruzas (LTU)

61 62

Kharkou/Kniazeu (BLR)

S Sepken (TUR)

61 61

Brich/Kanapatskaya (BLR)

A Lofman (FIN)

75 76(1)

Lofman/Vasa (FIN)

L Heiskanen (FIN)

64 62

Bissett (GBR)/Kalamae (EST)

F Curmi (MLT) Mar 14

Oulu (FIN)

3 A Burdet (SUI) M Bondarenko (RUS)

Mar 14

Angra do Heroismo (POR) 2 M Mansilla Diez (ESP) A Toth (HUN)

Mar 14

Antalya (TUR)

2 K Ozolins (LAT) V Kanapatskaya (BLR)

Mar 21

Nastola (FIN)

3 P Alam (GBR) N Saidenova (RUS)

64 62

46 63 64

Stockholm (SWE)

Isernhagen (GER)

V Emirbekov (RUS)

D Vidmanova (RUS)

Feb 29

Mar 07

Mariotti (IRL)/Russel (GBR)

Chen/Samuel (GBR)

2 O Shestakov (UKR)

Sainte-Geneviève (FRA)

Hendrikse/Loof (NED)

Bartone (LAT)/Kostyuk (UKR)

Togliatti (RUS)

Mar 07

64 60 46 62 63

63 61

Feb 22

Rotterdam (NED)

F Nordby (NOR) S Reinertsen (NOR)

62 61

S Kraus (AUT)

Feb 29

Doubles Winner

D Hindova (CZE)

C Van Poelgeest (NED) Feb 22

Score

B Gramaticopolo (ITA)

M Bondarenko (RUS) Feb 22

Runner-Up

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T Atmane (FRA)

75 64

Brun (SUI)/Mansilla Diez (ESP)

M Fonte (POR)

62 63

Fonte/Oliveira (POR

G Jankulovski (MKD)

64 76(6)

Jaricevskis/Ozolins (LAT)

F Curmi (MLT)

62 64

Baykal/Sepken (TUR

Z Velcz (HUN)

61 63

Antinheimo/Saarinen (FIN)

J Adeeva (RUS)

16 63 64

Adeeva/Saidenova (RUS)

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results

14 & Under Date

Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Mar 21

Antalya (TUR)

2 E Moller (DEN)

S Vincent Ruggeri (ITA)

60 63

Djakouris (CYP)/Kniazeu (BLR)

A Lex (GER)

63 64

Manea (ROU)/Zlatarova (BUL)

A Kachmazov (RUS)

76(5) 76(3) Biryukov/Myagkov (RUS)

V Kanapatskaya (BLR)

61 62

Budanova/Garkusha (RUS)

L Rottoli (ITA)

60 64

Lorenzo/Musetti (ITA)

S Speken (TUR) Mar 21

Minsk (BLR)

2 N Kashirin (RUS) M Timofeeva (RUS)

Score

Doubles Winner

Mar 21

Maia (POR)

1 L Musetti (ITA) Q Zheng (CHN)

C Plakk (EST)

63 62

Falkner/Lovric (SLO)

Mar 21

Kopavogur (ISL)

3 M Lorens (POL)

F Costa (BRA)

63 61

Bonneau/Brissaud (FRA)

M Deloziere (FRA)

62 62

Gladoshchuk (RUS)/Marandel (FRA)

A-C Janssen (GER)

16 & Under Date

Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Jan 04

Milovice (CZE)

2 C Cretu (ROU)

D Svrcina (CZE)

63 64

Beran/Lehecka (CZE)

K Lavickova (CZE)

60 61

Vajsejtlova/Wojcikova (CZE)

A Uvarov (RUS)

76(3) 76(6) Novikov/Verbin (RUS)

D Astakhova (RUS)

67(4) 61 61 Reyngold (RUS)/Yersh (BLR)

D Vismane (LAT) Jan 18

Vsevolozhsk (RUS)

2 I Ponomarenko (RUS) V Koval (RUS)

Score

Doubles Winner

Feb 08

Belgorod (RUS)

2 I Ponomarenko (RUS)

R Neganov (RUS)

63 63

Trunov/Vasilyev (RUS)

M Krupenina (RUS)

K Domnina (RUS)

62 62

Gorbunova/Tikhonova (RUS)

Feb 08

Taverne (SUI)

3 J Schaer (SUI)

Y Steinegger (SUI)

62 62

Moroni/Zampoli (ITA)

K Tsygourova (SUI)

62 76(4)

Skorokhodova (UKR)/Tsygourova (SUI)

D Glinka (EST)

61 75

Glinka (EST)/Laska (BLR)

V Pepelyaeva (RUS)

46 61 63

Pepelyaeva/Reyngold (RUS)

S Ochsner (SUI) Feb 15

Siauliai (LTU)

2 M Borisiouk (BLR) D Marcinkevica (LAT)

Feb 22

Zoetermeer (NED)

3 Z Eisinga (NED) J Marzoll (GER)

Feb 22

Le Chambon (FRA)

2 M Popovic (SRB) C Bennoit (FRA)

Feb 22

Baku (AZE)

3 A Binda (RUS)

Feb 29

Rotterdam (NED)

3 G Zeppieri (ITA)

M Dalakishvili (GEO)

Mar 07

Nastola (FIN)

Milovice (CZE)

Oulu (FIN)

A Bouquier (FRA)

75 62

Jost/Livarek (FRA)

S Tsitskishvili (GEO)

76(6) 63

Mayorova Bakhtina/Pages Mere (ESP)

D Oreshin (RUS)

63 64

Filichev/Goncharov (RUS)

36 61 62

Martemyanova/Trystan (URK)

64 76(6)

De Jong/Jong (NED)

R Zadori (HUN)

M Biagianti (ITA)

63 63

Haverlag/Timmermans (NED)

3 R Rikkonen (FIN)

M Minakov (RUS)

75 64

Parko/Seeman (EST)

C Plakk (EST)

E Shalimova (RUS)

63 64

Ignatjeva/Zahare (LAT)

2 N Dica (ROU)

3 M Minakov (RUS)

Trencianske Teplice (SVK) 3 L Krainer (AUT) N Stankovska (SVK)

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A Martemyanova (UKR)

S Chekhlystova (EST) Mar 14

57 61 63 64 64

L Weststrate (NED)

K Lavickova (CZE) Mar 14

M Furlanetto (ITA) M Timmermans (NED)

N Zampoli (ITA)

62 36 64

Beran/Lehecka (CZE)

T Malesvic (SRB)

62 60

Diatlova/Petrenko (UKR)

I Zaytsev (RUS)

76(2) 62

Salonen/Tianen (FIN)

B Kivikoski (FIN)

62 62

Chekhlystova/Saar (EST)

D Khin (HUN)

63 75

Malakhov/Yeremenko (UKR)

A Martemyanova (UKR)

63 62

Farbas (HUN)/Martemyanova (UKR)

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ITF Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circuit Week

Venue

Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Jan 04

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

M Konecny (CZE)

M Delic (CRO)

64 76(6)

Not played

Jan 11

Bagnoles (FRA)

$10,000

Y Reuter (BEL)

C Lestienne (FRA)

63 62

Denolly/Muller (FRA)

Jan 11

Schwieberdingen (GER) $10,000

D Masur (GER)

A Beck (GER)

76(10) 67(11) 76(5) Bellier (SUI)/Grenier (FRA)

Jan 11

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

V Ursu (UKR)

M Delic (CRO)

60 64

Jan 18

Bressuire (FRA)

$10,000

C Lestienne (FRA)

H Nys (FRA)

67(4) 61 64 Gille (BEL)/Vliegen (BEL)

Jan 18

Kaarst (GER)

$10,000

M Moraing (GER)

F Veger (CRO)

61 76(6)

Kalenichenko (UKR)/Kapric (GER)

Jan 18

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

J De Loore (BEL)

A Yuksel (TUR)

62 63

Griekspoor/Van Rijthoven (NED)

Jan 25

Nussloch (GER)

$25,000

N Langer (GER)

U Ignatik (BLR)

46 64 63

Haerties/Krawietz (GER)

Jan 25

Baku (AZE)

$10,000

A Dubinski (BLR)

A Igoshin (RUS)

76(2) 63

Igoshin/Sabanin (RUS)

Jan 25

Veigy-Foncenex (FRA) $10,000

H Nys (FRA)

A Van Der Duim (NED)

64 63

Gille (BEL)/Vliegen (BEL)

Jan 25

Castelldefels (ESP)

$10,000

G Granollers-Pujol (ESP)

S Diez (CAN)

63 61

Brkic (BIH)/Oliveira (POR)

Jan 25

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

J De Loore (BEL)

S Hong (KOR)

64 62

Moritani/Okamura (JPN)

Feb 01

Baku (AZE)

$10,000

V Baluda (RUS)

M Konecny (CZE)

75 76(2)

Libietis (LAT)/Mclachlan (NZL)

Feb 01

Glasgow (GBR)

$10,000

L Broady (GBR)

A Bossel (SUI)

63 46 62

Rice/Smethurst (GBR)

Feb 01

Paguera (ESP)

$10,000

S Diez (CAN)

P Cias (POL)

46 62 76(7) Brkic (BIH)/Majchrzak (POL)

Feb 01

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

S Hong (KOR)

R Safiullin (RUS)

62 75

Moritani/Okamura (JPN)

Feb 08

Oberentfelden (SUI)

$25,000

U Ignatik (BLR)

J Choinski (GER)

64 63

Desein (BEL)/Matsukevitch (RUS)

Feb 08

Baku (AZE)

$10,000

M Libietis (LAT)

T Khabibulin (KAZ)

63 62

Igoshin/Karlosvsky (RUS)

Feb 08

Sunderland (GBR)

$10,000

S Barry (IRL)

M Teixeira (FRA)

46 63 76(3) Vavassori (ITA)/Von Massow (GER)

Feb 08

Tel Aviv (ISR)

$10,000

Y Jankovits (FRA)

M Viola (ITA)

63 64

Feb 08

Paguera (ESP)

$10,000

C Ruud (NOR)

C Taberner (ESP)

26 76(11) 60 Brkic (BIH)/Oliveira (POR)

Feb 08

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

S Hong (KOR)

F Silva (POR)

75 64

Klein/Molcan (SVK)

Feb 15

Trimbach (SUI)

$25,000

D Medvedev (RUS)

A Bossel (SUI)

61 63

Ignatik (BLR)/Sikora (SVK)

Feb 15

Shrewsbury (GBR)

$10,000

Y Maden (GER)

E Corrie (GBR)

36 75 76(1) Corrie/Smethurst (GBR)

Feb 15

Tel Aviv (ISR)

$10,000

A Weintraub (ISR)

Y Jankovits (FRA)

64 61

Feb 15

Murcia (ESP)

$10,000

S Diez (CAN)

A De Minaur (AUS)

63 64

Antonescu/Jecan (ROU)

Feb 15

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

S Hong (KOR)

D Kuzmanov (BUL)

64 63

Lim/Seol (KOR)

Feb 22

Tel Aviv (ISR)

$10,000

A Escoffier (FRA)

J Dubail (BEL)

57 64 64

Libietis (LAT)/Mclachlan (NZL)

Feb 22

Vale Do Lobo (POR)

$10,000

J Huta Galung (NED)

R Ortega-Olmedo (ESP)

64 57 62

Arenas-Gualda/Ortega-Olmedo (ESP)

Feb 22

Cartagena (ESP)

$10,000

C Garin (CHI)

O Roca Batalla (ESP)

64 62

Antonescu/Jecan (ROU)

Feb 22

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

R Safiullin (RUS)

D Kuzmanov (BUL)

36 75 75

Agabigun (TUR)/Michalicka (CZE)

Feb 29

Lille (FRA)

$25,000

Y Mertens (BEL)

A Van Der Duim (NED)

62 64

Matsukevitch/Medvedev (RUS)

Feb 29

Rovinj (CRO)

$10,000

D Petrovic (SRB)

P-A Luncanu (ROU)

75 75

Petrovic (SRB)/Serdarusic (CRO)

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Lokoli/Reboul (FRA)

Elistratov/Kozyukov (RUS)

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Venue

Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Feb 29

Trento (ITA)

$10,000

G Jacq (FRA)

D Boehler (GER)

61 64

Sinicropi/Vavassori (ITA)

Feb 29

Faro (POR)

$10,000

J Huta Galung (NED)

O Otte (GER)

16 64 62

Clayton/O'Mara (GBR)

Feb 29

Tarragona (ESP)

$10,000

S Diez (CAN)

G Granollers-Pujol (ESP)

57 61 60

Lopez/Munar (ESP)

Feb 29

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

Y Jankovits (FRA)

P Gunneswaran (IND)

76(9) 46 63 Lamble (USA)/Monteban (NED)

Mar 07

Baku (AZE)

$10,000

E Tyurnev (RUS)

P Vajda (SVK)

76(4) 61

Mar 07

Porec (CRO)

$10,000

Z Kolar (CZE)

Y Maden (GER)

46 64 62

Giacalone/Rondoni (ITA)

Mar 07

Toulouse-Balma (FRA) $10,000

R Sarmiento (USA)

C Moutet (FRA)

64 64

Bonzi/Reboul (FRA)

Mar 07

Herliya (ISR)

$10,000

Y Jankovits (FRA)

J Luetjen (GER)

76(4) 61

Chappell/Reese (USA)

Mar 07

Basiglio (ITA)

$10,000

A Van Der Duim (NED)

H Grenier (FRA)

76(2) 62

Pel/Van Der Duim (NED)

Mar 07

Loule (POR)

$10,000

F Silva (POR)

R Machado (POR)

16 63 61

Mies/Otte (GER)

Mar 07

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

A Ward (GBR)

D Raab (GER)

63 63

Fatic (BIH)/Raspudic (CRO)

Mar 14

Poitiers (FRA)

$25,000

A Beck (GER)

M Authom (BEL)

76(8) 64

Authom (BEL)/Eysseric (FRA)

Mar 14

Baku (AZE)

$10,000

M Konecny (CZE)

V Ursu (UKR)

64 62

Deviatiarov/Kalenichenko (UKR)

Mar 14

Pula (CRO)

$10,000

P Martinez Portero (ESP)

Z Kolar (CZE)

63 61

Cias/Panfil (POL)

Mar 14

Ramat Hasharon (ISR) $10,000

R Barbosa (POR)

J Marsaelk (GBR)

62 63

Denolly/Janvier (FRA)

Mar 14

Sondrio (ITA)

$10,000

M Eriksson (SWE)

M Gawron (POL)

63 61

Eriksson (SWE)/Leite (BRA)

Mar 14

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

K Dimtriev (RUS)

D Weidinger (AUT)

62 62

Lazov (BUL)/Schmid (CZE)

Mar 21

Baku (AZE)

$10,000

M Jaloviec (CZE)

E Elistratov (RUS)

63 64

Igoshin/Sabanin (RUS)

Mar 21

Opatija (CRO)

$10,000

D Dima (ROU)

N Serdarusic (CRO)

61 61

Draganja/Serdarusic (CRO)

Mar 21

Villers Les Nancy (FRA) $10,000

A Sidorenko (FRA)

T Wang (FRA)

75 64

Mies/Otte (GER)

Mar 21

Heraklion (GRE)

D Kellovsky (CZE)

C Diaz-Figueroa (GUA)

76(2) 64

Arvidsson/Simonsson (SWE)

Mar 21

Ramat Hasharon (ISR) $10,000

P Kobelt (USA)

A Metreveli (GEO)

63 64

Miedler (AUT)/Quinzi (ITA)

Mar 21

Antalya (TUR)

F Horansky (SVK)

Y Marti (SUI)

61 61

Munoz-Abreu (VEN)/Perez Sanz (ESP)

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$10,000

Score

Doubles

Igoshin/Sabanin (RUS)

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ITF Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circuit Week

Venue

Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Jan 04

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

T Moore (GBR)

A Schaefer (GER)

26 75 60

Kolar (SLO)/ Tinjic (BIH)

Jan 11

Fort-de-France (FRA)

$10,000

I Ramialison (FRA)

M Bouzkova (CZE)

76(3) 62

Cristian (ROU)/Sanesi (ITA)

Jan 11

Stuttgart (GER)

$10,000

A Blinkova (RUS)

V Grammatikopoulou (GRE) 76(4) 26 62 Blinkova/Marfutina (RUS)

Jan 11

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

E Gorgodze (GEO)

V Tomova (BUL)

64 60

Bukta (HUN)/Grabher (AUT)

Jan 18

Petit Bourg (FRA)

$10,000

M Bouzkova (CZE)

T Gravouil (FRA)

64 61

Van Der Hoek/ Versteeg (NED)

Jan 18

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

L Gjorcheska (MKD)

E Gorgodze (GEO)

16 63 62

Gjorcheska (MKD)/Rosca (ROU)

Jan 25

Andrezieux (FRA)

$50,000

S Voegele (SUI)

A-S Mestach (BEL)

61 62

Mertens/Mestach (BEL)

Jan 25

Saint Martin (FRA)

$10,000

I Ramialison (FRA)

K Versteeg (NED)

61 60

Bektas/Bortles (USA)

Jan 25

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

B Eraydin (TUR)

A Amiraghyan (ARM)

36 62 64

Kuzmova/Uberalova (SVK)

Feb 01

Grenoble (FRA)

$25,000

M Georges (FRA)

I De Vroome (NED)

76(4) 62

Arcangioli/Lim (FRA)

Feb 01

Glasgow (GBR)

$10,000

A Zaja (GER)

M Lumsden (GBR)

64 63

Stadler (SUI)/Zimmermann (BEL)

Feb 01

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

A Schaefer (GER)

V Kuzmova (SVK)

26 62 60

Bukta (HUN)/Grabher (AUT)

Feb 08

Sunderland (GBR)

$10,000

K Von Deichmann (LIE)

M Arcangioli (FRA)

63 76(2)

Arbuthnott (GBR)/Francati (DEN)

Feb 08

Trnava (SVK)

$10,000

E Alexandrova (RUS)

K Muchova (CZE)

61 63

Jani (HUN)/Skamlova (SVK)

Feb 08

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

A Schaefer (GER)

S Kvatsabaia (GEO)

63 61

Distelmans (BEL)/Negreanu (ROU)

Feb 15

Altenkirchen (GER)

$25,000

Y Bonaventure (BEL)

A Rus (NED)

63 63

Bonaventure (BEL)/Knoll (SUI)

Feb 15

Wirral (GBR)

$10,000

S Njiric (CRO)

K Liebens (BEL)

36 76(2) 63 Askew/Nicholls (GBR)

Feb 15

Palmanova (ESP)

$10,000

M Di Giuseppe (ITA)

M Stokke (NOR)

76(5) 62

Feb 15

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

E Ruse (ROU)

J Boualem (FRA)

76(3) 06 61 Arshinkova (BEL)/Ruse (ROU)

Feb 22

Kreuzlingen (SUI)

$50,000

K Pliskova (CZE)

A Sadikovic (SUI)

76(4) 76 (3) Lottner (GER)/Sadikovic (SUI)

Feb 22

Beinasco (ITA)

$25,000

I Shinikova (BUL)

J Pieri (ITA)

16 62 62

Feb 22

Moscow (RUS)

$25,000

I Khromacheva (RUS)

Y Sizikova (RUS)

67(7) 64 63 Komardina (RUS)/Stojanovic (SRB)

Feb 22

Palmanova (ESP)

$10,000

O Saez Larra (ESP)

I Wallace (AUS)

62 64

Di Giuseppe/Marchetti (ITA)

Feb 22

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

E Ruse (ROU)

Nina Potocnik (SLO)

75 46 62

Ivanova (USA)/Ruse (ROU)

Feb 29

Macon (FRA)

$10,000

C Feuerstein (FRA)

V Dolonc (SRB)

62 46 64

Arcangioli (FRA)/Njiric (CRO)

Feb 29

Tarragona (ESP)

$10,000

J Boualem (FRA)

I Bara (ROU)

76(4) 67(1) 62 Bara (ROU)/Sotnikova (UKR)

Feb 29

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

V Tomova (BUL)

S Celik (SWE)

46 62 75

Juhaszova (SVK)/Malikova (CZE)

Mar 07

Amiens (FRA)

$10,000

L Schaeder (GER)

G Barbieri (ITA)

16 63 63

Barbieri/Marchetti (ITA)

Mar 07

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

A Schaefer (GER)

A Vasylyeva (UKR)

63 63

Neuwirth/Rottmann (AUT)

Mar 14

Gonesse (FRA)

$10,000

K Von Deichmann (LIE)

O Saez Larra (ESP)

63 36 64

Partaud/Sarrazin (FRA)

Mar 14

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

M Vondrousova (CZE)

L Sabino (SUI)

62 60

Doroshina (RUS)/Vasylyeva (UKR)

Mar 21

Le Havre (FRA)

$10,000

M Di Giuseppe (ITA)

S Oyen (BEL)

63 60

B Pera (USA)/S Santamaria (USA)

Mar 21

Heraklion (GRE)

$10,000

J Gervais (FRA)

P Vinogradova (RUS)

63 76(5)

Pospelova/Silich (RUS)

Mar 21

Antalya (TUR)

$10,000

C Romeo (FRA)

A Kushkhova (RUS)

63 61

Bukta (HUN)/Juhaszova (SVK)

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Savinykh (RUS)/Sotnikova (UKR)

Rus (NED)/Soylu (TUR)

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European Tennis Rankings - Men & Women European Women Rank

Name

European Men Nat.

Agnieszka RADWANSKA POL

Points

Rank

Name

Nat.

Points

5775

Novak DJOKOVIC

SRB 16540

Angelique KERBER

GER 5700

Andy MURRAY

GBR

8370

Garbi単e MUGURUZA

ESP

4776

Roger FEDERER

SUI

7695

Simona HALEP

ROU 3960

Stan WAWRINKA

SUI

6405

Carla SUAREZ NAVARRO ESP 3800

Rafael NADAL

ESP

4990

Petra KVITOVA

CZE 3698

Tomas BERDYCH

CZE

3810

Victoria AZARENKA

BLR

3595

David FERRER

ESP

3505

Roberta VINCI

ITA

3540

Jo-Wilfried TSONGA

FRA

3130

Belinda BENCIC

SUI

3450

Richard GASQUET

FRA

2795

Maria SHARAPOVA

RUS 3442

Marin CILIC

CRO 2725

Flavia PENNETTA

ITA

3153

Dominic THIEM

AUT

2510

Karolina PLISKOVA

CZE

2795

David GOFFIN

BEL

2290

Lucie SAFAROVA

CZE

2768

Gael MONFILS

FRA

2130

Elina SVITOLINA

UKR 2695

Roberto BAUTISTA AGUT ESP

1935

Ana IVANOVIC

SRB

2531

Gilles SIMON

FRA

1810

Sara ERRANI

ITA

2530

Viktor TROICKI

SRB

1580

NEW

Svetlana KUZNETSOVA RUS

2480

Benoit PAIRE

FRA

1571

Timea BACSINZSKY

SUI

2345

Feliciano LOPEZ

ESP

1540

NEW

Andrea PETKOVIC

GER 2110

NEW

Martin KLIZAN

SVK

1405

NEW

Johanna KONTA

GBR 2028

NEW

Grigor DIMITROV

BUL

1385

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)

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Angelique Kerber (GER)

Martin Klizan (SVK)

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