New WTA Career-High Rankings, March 2, 2015
Louisa Chirico advancing to her first WTA main draw, in Acapulco, was the highlight of the week in terms of the Top 200. She continues to have uneven results - she had a fantastic 67 61 60 win over Ula Radwanska in qualies, then a disheartening 16 63 75 loss to lucky loser Mariana Duque-Marino in her main draw debut - but that's not unexpected for a teenager. She's now the 7th-ranked teenager in the WTA.
All the other highs took place due to:
Surprise $25K: Caitlin Whoriskey, Lauren Embree, and Jessica Failla all reached the quarterfinals, while Kelly Chen and Jessica Ho got to the 2nd Round. Caroline Dolehide got 1 point due to her main draw appearance (via wild card).
Cuernavaca $25K: Ginormous jump for newly 20-year-old Alexandra "Sasha" Morozova, who qualified for and then reached the semifinal of this Mexican event. The 19 points she earned for her efforts are by far the largest haul of her career (previous best was 6 for a 2nd round appearance last October in Rock Hill, S.C.). Another Alexandra - "Xan" Riley - also qualified and beat fellow qualifier Malika Rose in the first round. Of interest to some, Riley was featured in this Philadelphia news segment about her and her dad:
Lastly, Usue Arconada qualified for Cuernavaca. In all, 6 of the 8 qualifiers at that tournament were American.
New ATP Career-High Rankings, March 2, 2015
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
|
Madison Keys
|
18
|
19*
|
+1
| ||
Nicole Gibbs
|
84
|
86*
|
+2
|
2/16/2015
| |
Grace Min
|
97
|
98*
|
+1
| ||
Louisa Chirico |
145
|
149
|
+4
|
148
|
2/16/2015
|
Caitlin Whoriskey
|
282
|
291
|
+9
|
290
|
2/9/2015
|
Lauren Embree
|
324
|
338
|
+14
|
335
|
2/9/2015
|
Alexandra Morozova
|
598
|
828
|
+230
|
824
|
2/2/2015
|
Nicole Frenkel |
649
|
650*
|
+1
|
2/16/2015
| |
Alexandra Riley
|
691
|
775
|
+84
|
725
|
12/15/2014
|
Usue Arconada |
709
|
715*
|
+6
| ||
Kelly Chen
|
716
|
817
|
+101
|
814
|
1/12/2015
|
Jessica Failla
|
839
|
1117
|
+278
|
1100
|
2/2/2015
|
Jessica Ho
|
892
|
1064
|
+172
|
1050
|
2/2/2015
|
Caroline Dolehide |
985
|
1013*
|
+28
| ||
Malika Rose
|
1183
|
1212
|
+29
|
1203
|
2/2/2015
|
Louisa Chirico advancing to her first WTA main draw, in Acapulco, was the highlight of the week in terms of the Top 200. She continues to have uneven results - she had a fantastic 67 61 60 win over Ula Radwanska in qualies, then a disheartening 16 63 75 loss to lucky loser Mariana Duque-Marino in her main draw debut - but that's not unexpected for a teenager. She's now the 7th-ranked teenager in the WTA.
All the other highs took place due to:
Surprise $25K: Caitlin Whoriskey, Lauren Embree, and Jessica Failla all reached the quarterfinals, while Kelly Chen and Jessica Ho got to the 2nd Round. Caroline Dolehide got 1 point due to her main draw appearance (via wild card).
Cuernavaca $25K: Ginormous jump for newly 20-year-old Alexandra "Sasha" Morozova, who qualified for and then reached the semifinal of this Mexican event. The 19 points she earned for her efforts are by far the largest haul of her career (previous best was 6 for a 2nd round appearance last October in Rock Hill, S.C.). Another Alexandra - "Xan" Riley - also qualified and beat fellow qualifier Malika Rose in the first round. Of interest to some, Riley was featured in this Philadelphia news segment about her and her dad:
New ATP Career-High Rankings, March 2, 2015
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
|
Bjorn Fratangelo
|
170
|
172*
|
+2
|
2/16/2015
| |
Jared Donaldson
|
173
|
174*
|
+1
|
2/16/2015
| |
Connor Smith
|
287
|
289*
|
+2
| ||
Mitchell Krueger
|
288
|
292*
|
+4
| ||
Jean-Yves Aubone
|
471
|
478
|
+7
|
475
|
7/9/2009
|
Peter Kobelt
|
526
|
534*
|
+8
| ||
Alexander Sarkissian
|
542
|
546*
|
+4
| ||
Tommy Paul
|
772
|
790*
|
+18
| ||
Michael Grant
|
987
|
991*
|
+4
| ||
Andre Dome
|
991
|
1020
|
+29
|
998
|
2/16/2015
|
Dennis Uspensky
|
1490
|
1643
|
+153
|
1519
|
10/14/2013
|
Not included: Reilly Opelka (1104)
Like Keys and Gibbs above, the four guys at the top, plus Alexander Sarkissian and Michael Grant, all improved due to others' falling. But that's not to take anything away from them. Rankings aren't the be-all and end-all of a player's career (they certainly don't reflect "true ability" whatever that means) but they do have tangible effects on careers in terms of where and who you play next. Every spot can make a difference. Plus, this blog is all about celebrating accomplishment, even if it's incremental.
Here are the results, all from the week of Feb. 16, that lifted the others:
USA F8 (Plantation): 17-year-old Tommy Paul reached the quarters here, upsetting Yannick Maden (who had defeated him the previous week) in the process. 18-year-old Dennis Uspensky made it to the 2nd Round, as did Jean-Yves Aubone.
Aubone's point was particularly sweet because it gave him his first new CHR since he was in college, and also because he's in the beginning stages of returning from injury and learning how to move differently on court. He has a couple of great write-ups for Tennis Atlantic - definitely check out both January and February.
Sri Lanka F3: Andre Dome (another one who'd had years pass between career highs) qualified and won his first round match.
Turkey F7: Peter Kobelt won a match before falling to former Top 75 player Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, who is on the comeback trail from injury.
Good carreer the tabulasr information about the ATP Career-High Rankings table thanking g u Regards of sarkari naukri
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