LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013 LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
upset the Bryans in the second round before falling to eventual winners Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna. British No.1 Andy Murray reached the semifinals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals where the US Open Champion was denied a place in the final by Roger Federer. In the doubles event Wimbledon Champions Jonny Marray and Freddie Nielsen scored two nail biting victories to win Group B before falling to eventual champions Marcel Grannollers and Marc Lopez in the last four. The ATP announced that the tournament would stay in London until 2015. The 2012 event saw record breaking attendance figures. Samantha Murray reached the semi-finals of the $75K ITF event at Toyota, Japan while Neil Paufley won the $10K ITF Futures event in Opava, Czech Republic and Alex Ward won the singles title in Phuket, Thailand. Andy Lapthorne was runner-up at the NEC Singles Masters at Mechelen, Belgium while Gordon Reid was a finalist at the prestigious Invacare Doubles Masters in Amsterdam. DECEMBER 2012 Andy Murray came third at the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards while Kyle Edmund was shortlisted for the junior award. Katy Dunne reached the doubles semi-finals of the ITF Grade A Orange Bowl in Florida, alongside American partner Christina Makarova, while Jay Clarke was runner-up in the 14&U Boy’s singles at the 2012 Nike Junior Tour International Masters at Port St Lucie, USA. Harriet Dart and Josh Goodall were victorious at the Aegon British Tour Masters held at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. The Tennis Foundation Wheelchair Tennis Development Series was won by Steve Crompton and Helen Bond after competing in tournaments during 2012. JANUARY 2013 Laura Robson and Heather Watson both reached career high rankings of 47 and 50 respectively. This was the first time there had been two players in the top 50 of the WTA rankings since 1987. British No.1 Andy Murray retained his Brisbane International title with a 7-6(0), 6-4 win over Grigor Dimitrov. The 25 year-old top seed closed out victory in just over an hour and a half against the Bulgarian world number 48 in the final. The Aegon British Tour at Graves Tennis & Leisure Centre, Sheffield concluded with Richard Bloomfield and Anna Fitzpatrick claiming victory in the men’s and women’s singles events respectively. Georgina Axon reached the quarter-finals and the semi-finals of the girls’ singles and doubles respectively in the Salk Open, Sweden. Top seeds Colin Fleming and Bruno Soares claimed the Heineken Open men’s doubles title edging Johan Brunstrom and Frederik Nielsen 7-6(1), 7-6(2) in Auckland. Josh Goodall and Lisa Whybourn claimed the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Aegon British Tour Billesley. Whybourn defeated top seed Tara Moore 7-5, 6-0 for the crown, while top seed and 2012 Aegon British Tour Masters Champion Josh Goodall overcame second seed Dan Evans 6-4, 6-2. British No.1 Lucy Shuker reached the fourth Super Series doubles final of her career on the penultimate day of play in Sydney after partnering Dutchwoman Marjolein Buis to a hard fought 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Yui Kamiji of Japan and Ju-Yeon Park of Korea. Tara Moore and Marcus Willis captured the first Aegon GB Pro-Series titles of the year at Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow. Andy Lapthorne and Gordon Reid won the quad singles and the men’s doubles titles as the Melbourne Open came to a successful end for the Brits. World No.4 Lapthorne made a victorious start to 2013 after a confident performance saw him beat world No.5 Anders Hard of Sweden 6-1, 6-2 in their decisive round-robin match. Meanwhile, Reid partnered Dutchman Maikel Scheffers to victory in the men’s doubles as the British No.1 clinched his second doubles title of the season. LTA Player Guide 10
World No.1 Novak Djokovic put Andy Murray’s hopes for a second Grand Slam title to an end after coming through the Australian Open final in three hours and 40 minutes. Djokovic, 25, overcame the British No.1 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena to seal his sixth major, his fourth in Australia. Andy Lapthorne finished runner-up in his first Grand Slam quad singles final after a brave effort ended in a three set 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 defeat by American world No.1 David Wagner at the Australian Open. Ed Corrie claimed his first professional singles title at the Aegon GB Pro-Series in Preston. Corrie, 24, defeated American Christian Harrison 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the ITF 10k event. Alfie Hewett completed a successful double defence of his boys’ singles and doubles titles at the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters after defeating Carlos Anker of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-2 in the singles final in Tarbes, France. FEBRUARY 2013 Great Britain and Russia were the only nations to reach the Tennis Europe Winter Cups final rounds in all six categories. Christian Harrison won his maiden pro singles title at the Aegon GB Pro-Series Sheffield after a three set win over Britain’s Ed Corrie. In a repeat match up of the previous week’s final in Preston, 18 year-old Harrison was stretched to the wire in his 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) win. The Aegon GB Fed Cup Team won through to the World Group II play-offs in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas after winning four straight matches in Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The British team, captained by Judy Murray, and consisting of Heather Watson, Laura Robson, Anne Keothavong, Jo Konta and Elena Baltacha (non-playing) sealed their victory with a 2-0 win over Bulgaria in their final match, following singles victories for both Watson and Robson. The 12U boys’ team of Jack Draper, Jacob Fearnley, George Loffhagen and captain Nick Brown won the Tennis Europe Winter Cup in Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic, beating Poland, Belarus and Serbia along the way. Top seeds Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray and Jamie Murray & Australian partner John Peers both made the semi-finals in Montpellier. James Ward made the final of the men’s ATP Challenger singles at the Adelaide International, Australia, before suffering a 6-2, 6-3 defeat to home favourite Matthew Barton. The run to the final meant Ward jumped 58 places in the ATP rankings taking him to world No.205 and back to the British No.2 spot. Ed Corrie won his second Aegon GB Pro- LTA Player Guide 11
- Page 1 and 2: LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013
- Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS CONTACTS CEO Welcome 4 12
- Page 6 and 7: BRITISH TENNIS REVIEW ANDY MURRAY
- Page 8 and 9: The 2012 Aegon British Junior Natio
- Page 12 and 13: Series title in his third consecuti
- Page 14 and 15: PLAYER PROFILES
- Page 16 and 17: JAMIE BAKER 2013 CAREER: • Jamie
- Page 18 and 19: LUKE BAMBRIDGE 2013 KEY FACTS Date
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- Page 22 and 23: ANNA BROGAN 2013 KEY FACTS Date of
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- Page 30 and 31: ELEANOR DEAN 2013 KEY FACTS Date of
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- Page 36 and 37: COLIN FLEMING 2013 CAREER: • Coli
- Page 38 and 39: JOSH GOODALL 2013 CAREER: • Josh
- Page 40 and 41: EVAN HOYT 2013 KEY FACTS Date of Bi
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World No.1 Novak Djokovic put Andy Murray’s<br />
hopes for a second Grand Slam title to an end<br />
after coming through the Australian Open<br />
final in three hours and 40 minutes. Djokovic,<br />
25, overcame the British No.1 6-7(2), 7-6(3),<br />
6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena to seal his sixth<br />
major, his fourth in Australia.<br />
Andy Lapthorne finished runner-up in his first<br />
Grand Slam quad singles final after a brave<br />
effort ended in a three set 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 defeat<br />
by American world No.1 David Wagner at the<br />
Australian Open.<br />
Ed Corrie claimed his first professional singles<br />
title at the Aegon GB Pro-Series in Preston.<br />
Corrie, 24, defeated American Christian<br />
Harrison 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the ITF<br />
10k event.<br />
Alfie Hewett completed a successful double<br />
defence of his boys’ singles and doubles titles<br />
at the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters after<br />
defeating Carlos Anker of the Netherlands<br />
6-0, 6-2 in the singles final in Tarbes, France.<br />
FEBRUARY <strong>2013</strong><br />
Great Britain and Russia were the only<br />
nations to reach the Tennis Europe Winter<br />
Cups final rounds in all six categories.<br />
Christian Harrison won his maiden pro singles<br />
title at the Aegon GB Pro-Series Sheffield after<br />
a three set win over Britain’s Ed Corrie. In a<br />
repeat match up of the previous week’s final<br />
in Preston, 18 year-old Harrison was stretched<br />
to the wire in his 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) win.<br />
The Aegon GB Fed Cup Team won through to<br />
the World Group II play-offs in the Fed Cup<br />
by BNP Paribas after winning four straight<br />
matches in Europe/Africa Zone Group I.<br />
The British team, captained by Judy Murray,<br />
and consisting of Heather Watson, Laura<br />
Robson, Anne Keothavong, Jo Konta and<br />
Elena Baltacha (non-playing) sealed their<br />
victory with a 2-0 win over Bulgaria in their<br />
final match, following singles victories for<br />
both Watson and Robson.<br />
The 12U boys’ team of Jack Draper, Jacob<br />
Fearnley, George Loffhagen and captain<br />
Nick Brown won the Tennis Europe Winter<br />
Cup in Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech<br />
Republic, beating Poland, Belarus and<br />
Serbia along the way.<br />
Top seeds Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray and<br />
Jamie Murray & Australian partner John Peers<br />
both made the semi-finals in Montpellier.<br />
James Ward made the final of the men’s<br />
ATP Challenger singles at the Adelaide<br />
International, Australia, before suffering a<br />
6-2, 6-3 defeat to home favourite Matthew<br />
Barton. The run to the final meant Ward<br />
jumped 58 places in the ATP rankings taking<br />
him to world No.205 and back to the British<br />
No.2 spot.<br />
Ed Corrie won his second Aegon GB Pro-<br />
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