LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013

LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013 LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013

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SAMM BUTLER 2013 KEY FACTS Date of Birth: 09.02.1995 Born: London Height: 1.74m Plays: Left-handed Lives: Hampshire 2012-13 SINGLES ACTIVITY: Click below and choose ‘Activity’ tab to see most recent results over the last 12 months http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100165437 for junior activity, please click here: http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100165437 CAREER: • Samm Butler first joined Team Bath in 2007 and has gone on to play ITF junior events all around the world. • He has mainly found success in the doubles with three ITF Juniors wins during his career. • He won his first title in 2011 during the Bank of Bermuda Foundation ITF Junior Circuit Tournament. 2012-13 • He made the final of the singles and doubles in the Copenhagen Winter Cup in February – winning the latter. • After making a number of finals and semis he won his third at the Almetievsk Open in March. • Samm also played his first ever senior tournament in March and won his first two games in the ITF Futures event in Bath before falling to former two-time Junior Grand Slam winning Liam Broady. PERSONAL: Samm’s favourite surface is clay and enjoys watching movies.6-10 started in tennis. Started playing tennis at age 5. Trains: Team Bath Tennis Academy Coach: Jim Edgar Career Titles (singles): 0 ITF junior Career Titles (doubles): 3 ITF juniors Highest Ranking: ITF Combined 135 (April 2013) Twitter: @Sammbutler95 LTA Player Guide 24

AMANDA CARRERAS 2013 CAREER: • Somewhat of a late starter, beginning tennis at nine, Amanda Carreras is one of the most successful tennis players ever to emerge from Gibraltar. • She only played nine tournaments during her junior career but began on the ITF tour in 2006. • Amanda played in Futures events and saw her ranking rise over 300 places in 2008 before a remarkable run of form saw her win the singles and doubles in two consecutive ITF 10k events in Antalya-Manavgat, Turkey. 2012-13 • She won the singles title in the $10k event in Getxo, Spain in May 2012. • Amanda has continued to play in Futures and Challenger events on the ITF Tour and has gradually raised her world ranking to a peak in 2013 reaching semis and finals. PERSONAL: Amanda’s parents are Mark (a commercial pilot) and Joanna, and her personal interests include football, running and golf. YEAR END RANKINGS: SINGLES KEY FACTS Date of Birth: 16.5.90 Place of Birth: Gibraltar Plays: Right-handed Lives: Bicester, Oxfordshire Coach: Carlos Lobato 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 385 520 512 421 591 873 - - - - - - Career Titles (singles): 4 ITF Career Titles (doubles): 7 ITF Highest Ranking: 308 (May 2013) 2012-13 SINGLES ACTIVITY: Click below and choose ‘Activity’ tab to see most recent results over the last 12 months http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100066038 LTA Player Guide 25

SAMM BUTLER <strong>2013</strong><br />

KEY FACTS<br />

Date of Birth: 09.02.1995<br />

Born: London<br />

Height: 1.74m<br />

Plays: Left-handed<br />

Lives: Hampshire<br />

2012-13 SINGLES ACTIVITY:<br />

Click below and choose ‘Activity’ tab to see most recent results over the last 12 months<br />

http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100165437<br />

for junior activity, please click here: http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100165437<br />

CAREER:<br />

• Samm Butler first joined Team Bath in 2007 and has gone on to play ITF junior events all<br />

around the world.<br />

• He has mainly found success in the doubles with three ITF Juniors wins during his career.<br />

• He won his first title in 2011 during the Bank of Bermuda Foundation ITF Junior Circuit Tournament.<br />

2012-13<br />

• He made the final of the singles and doubles in the Copenhagen Winter Cup in February –<br />

winning the latter.<br />

• After making a number of finals and semis he won his third at the Almetievsk Open in<br />

March.<br />

• Samm also played his first ever senior tournament in March and won his first two games in<br />

the ITF Futures event in Bath before falling to former two-time Junior Grand Slam winning<br />

Liam Broady.<br />

PERSONAL:<br />

Samm’s favourite surface is clay and enjoys watching movies.6-10 started in tennis. Started<br />

playing tennis at age 5.<br />

Trains: Team Bath Tennis Academy<br />

Coach: Jim Edgar<br />

Career Titles (singles): 0 ITF junior<br />

Career Titles (doubles): 3 ITF juniors<br />

Highest Ranking: ITF Combined 135<br />

(April <strong>2013</strong>)<br />

Twitter: @Sammbutler95<br />

<strong>LTA</strong> Player Guide<br />

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