New WTA career-high rankings, December 22, 2014
Player name
|
New CHR
|
Last wk
*= previous CHR
|
+ from last week
|
Pvs CHR
If prior to last wk
|
Date achieved
If prior to last wk
|
Jennifer Brady
|
219
|
226*
|
+7
| ||
CiCi Bellis
|
254
|
256
|
+2
|
255
|
11/17/2014
|
Caitlin Whoriskey
|
316
|
324*
|
+8
| ||
| Katerina Stewart |
359
|
364*
|
+5
| ||
Alexa Guarachi
|
523
|
527*
|
+4
| ||
Nadja Gilchrist
|
578
|
582*
|
+4
| ||
Ellie Halbauer
|
604
|
610*
|
+6
| ||
| Rianna Valdes |
753
|
756*
|
+3
| ||
Alexandria Stiteler
|
771
|
773*
|
+2
| ||
| Ingrid Neel |
797
|
800*
|
+3
| ||
Kelly Chen
|
821
|
825*
|
+4
| ||
Nicole Frenkel
|
824
|
828*
|
+4
| ||
| Daniella Roldan |
893
|
896*
|
+3
| ||
Natalie Suk
|
903
|
907
|
+4
|
905
|
12/8/2014
|
Kristina Smith
|
964
|
971*
|
+7
| ||
Terri Fleming
|
979
|
988*
|
+9
| ||
Usue Arconada
|
1032
|
1039*
|
+7
| ||
Caroline Dolehide
|
1036
|
1043*
|
+7
| ||
Jessica Ho
|
1059
|
1066*
|
+7
| ||
Tina Tehrani
|
1077
|
1086*
|
+9
| ||
Jessica Failla
|
1109
|
1117*
|
+8
| ||
Andie Daniell
|
1116
|
1123*
|
+7
| ||
Kaitlyn McCarthy
|
1155
|
1160*
|
+5
|
10/13/2014
| |
Dasha Ivanova
|
1160
|
1163*
|
+3
| ||
Alexandra Valenstein
|
1160
|
1163*
|
+3
| ||
Jessica Golovin
|
1215
|
1218*
|
+3
|
12/8/2014
| |
Alexis Nelson
|
1215
|
1218*
|
+3
|
12/8/2014
|
Edited to add: EMMA HIGUCHI | 897 | 900 | +3 | 898 | 12/8/2014
A lot of these women haven't played since September or October, but the players who were above them fell, so we get this: a fifth straight week of 20+ USA WTAers with new career-high rankings based on few significant results. Or, in this case, just one:
Jennifer Brady closed out her two-week Mexican swing with a quarterfinal at the second $25K+H in Mérida. She was unfortunate to have to face eventual champ Tatjana Maria, the former Top 70 player whose comeback from a break (childbirth) continues to bear fruit. A semifinal would likely have guaranteed her a spot in the 2015 Australian Open qualies. As it stands it'll be close!
Other than Brady, nobody else on the list added a point.
New ATP career-high rankings, December 22, 2014
Player name
|
New CHR
|
Last wk
*= pvs CHR
|
+ from last wk
|
Pvs CHR
If prior to last wk
|
Date achieved
If prior to last wk
|
Dennis Novikov
|
291
|
331*
|
+40
| ||
Eric Quigley
|
475
|
482
|
+7
|
479
|
8/12/2013
|
Clay Thompson
|
1476
|
1641
|
+165
|
1602
|
11/10/2014
|
Tied with the last TWO weeks for the shortest list! I honestly don't understand the disparity between the two tours.
Dennis Novikov has now risen 78 spots as a result of his back-to-back Futures titles in Mérida. I know he cannot wait to get 2015 started.
Clay Thompson earned a point by reaching the Mérida second round (after qualifying) whereupon he lost to Novikov in three set. As you can see, one point makes a significant difference in rankings at that stratus.
And a big HOLLA to Eric Quigley (Mérida quarterfinalist)! My favorite new career highs are when they come a year or more after the previous career highs - it indicates perseverance. The University of Kentucky product surely didn't have his dream year in 2014: he lost two Futures finals and managed only two main draw wins in 10 Challenger tournaments. But despite falling as low as 628 in September, he fought through it and ended the year strong (and with a doubles title in Mérida, partnering Canadian Philip Bester).
And an interesting footnote on Quigley: the guy earned just under $16,000 in ITF and ATP tournaments this year. Last week, though, he participated in the Queen City Pro Classic, a USTA-sanctioned money event in Cincinnati with a strong field of college guys and a couple of pros. As On the Rise (a Tennis Blog) guest blogger Patrick pointed out, in winning singles and doubles (against and with Bester, respectively) at the event he earned $6,000 - nearly 40% of his earnings in 29 tournaments at which points were at stake. Bravo!
Updated to add: And super thanks to Believeland Sports for bringing the QCPC to our attention and for reporting on it LIVE!
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