LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013

Series title in his third consecutive final
at the Aegon GB Pro-Series in Wirral, beating
compatriot Dan Smethurst 6-4, 6-1 in
the final.
Ken Skupski & Jamie Delgado finished as
runners-up of the men’s doubles in Open BNP
Paribas Banque de Bretagne Quimper, France.
Playing as the top seeds, the British duo met
second seeds Johan Brunstrom of Sweden &
Raven Klaasen in the final but were defeated
in three sets.
Josh Goodall and Naomi Broady claimed
the men’s and women’s singles titles at the
Aegon British Tour Corby.
Gordon Reid won his third doubles title of
2013 and the fourth ITF 1 Series doubles
title of his career as he partnered Stephane
Houdet to a 7-6(3), 1-6, 11-9 victory in
Rotterdam over Michael Jeremiasz of France
and Ronald Vink of the Netherlands.
Colin Fleming won his second title of the year
as he partnered Rohan Bopanna of India to
victory in Marseille at the Open 13 ATP 250. In
the final Fleming & Bopanna beat top seeds
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi from Pakistan and
Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer, 6-4, 7-6(3).
Tara Moore won the ITF $25,000 Surprise
women’s singles title in Arizona, America.
Having already beaten Madison Brengle of the
USA in the last eight, Moore then went on to
defeat France’s world No.183 Irena Pavlovic
3-6, 7-5, 6-2. In the final Moore faced American
qualifier Louisa Chirico winning 6-3, 6-1.
Josh Goodall and Naomi Broady won back to
back Aegon British Tour titles after sealing
victory in Sutton.
Emily Smith won the ITF girls’ singles title in
Oslo, Norway. In the final Smith defeated the
Swiss second seed, Margaux Deagostini 6-3, 6-4.
Heather Watson reached another career high
ranking, breaking into the world’s top 40 after
reaching the quarter-finals of the US indoor
tennis championships in Memphis.
MARCH 2013
Anne Keothavong finished as the runner up
in her first WTA doubles final with partner
Valeria Savinykh of Russia at the WTA Brasil
Tennis Cup. Keothavong & Savinykh played
top seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues &
Yaroslava Shvedova for the title but missed
out 6-0, 6-4.
Dan Evans won his first title of 2013 beating
Marcus Willis in the men’s singles final at The
Aegon GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury. Meanwhile
in the men’s doubles final David Rice & Sean
Thornley won their 17th pro career title
together as a pair, beating the un-seeded
Belgian duo of Sander Gille & Jonas Merckx
6-2, 6-1.
Marc McCarroll claimed his first singles
title of 2013 and his second career win over
former world No. 3 Martin Legner of Austria
to win the men’s singles title at the Biel
Bienne Indoors, while McCarroll and Dermot
Bailey finished runners-up in the men’s
doubles and Louise Hunt finished runner-up
in the women’s singles.
Ed Corrie claimed his third Aegon GB Pro-
Series title of 2013 defeating Dan Evans 6-3,
7-6(4) in Bath. As a result Corrie reached a
career high of 364 in the ATP rankings.
Lisa Whybourn and German partner Nicola
Geuer claimed the women’s doubles title
after defeating Viktorija Golubic (SUI) &
Julia Kimmelmann (GER) 6-3, 6-4.
Alex Jewitt and Louise Hunt won the men’s
and women’s singles titles at the Sheffield
Wheelchair Tennis Tournament as Britain’s
third world ranking tournament on the 2013
NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour drew to a close
at Graves Tennis Centre.
Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4,
7-6(1) in an enthralling final to take the
men’s singles title in Miami and ensure he
moved up to No.2 in the world. In an epic
match in hot, humid and windy conditions
in Key Biscayne the British No.1 recovered
from losing the first five games to edge his
Spanish opponent in a gruelling final.
Meanwhile in the women’s doubles 19 yearold
Laura Robson and American partner Lisa
Raymond, 39, ended a fantastic week by
finishing runners-up to Nadia Petrova and
Katarina Srebotnik.
Dan Smethurst secured an impressive
‘double’ at the Aegon GB Pro-Series
Sunderland, winning the men’s singles title
on Saturday, after beating Czech player
Jan Minar 6-3, 6-4. Smethurst also won
the men’s doubles title on Friday coming
through without losing a set all week.
Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) reached
the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles in the
Orange Open, Guadeloupe.
Anne Keothavong claimed the women’s
singles title at the ITF $50k event in Croissy-
Beabourg, France. Having only dropped one
set all week, the British No.3 defeated third
seeded Czech Sandra Zahlavova in the final
coming through 7-6(3), 6-3.
Great Britain sealed a 3-2 win over Russia on
the final day of play in Coventry at the Davis
Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Group
I second round tie.
James Ward defeated Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 5-7,
5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to leave the tie with all to play for
at 2-2. Dan Evans followed, defeating Evgeny
Donskoy 6-4, 6-4, 6-1, to secure Great Britain’s
place in the 16-nation World Group Play-off
against Croatia from September 13-15.
Gordon Reid brought the Gauteng Open to
a successful end for British players after
partnering Frenchman Michael Jeremiasz
to a straight sets win in the men’s doubles
final, ensuring a clean sweep of the doubles
titles for the Brits at the ITF 1 Series
tournament after Lucy Shuker, Jordanne
Whiley and Andy Lapthorne all won doubles
titles on the penultimate day of the
Gauteng Open, while Lapthorne progressed
to Sunday’s quad singles final.
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