IN BRIEF
- Elena Baltacha won the singles title at the $25,000 tournament in Changwon, Republic of Korea.
- Andrew Bettles won the singles title at the Junior ITF Grade 4 tournament in Nottingham.
- Oliver Golding & Nick Jones won the doubles title at the Junior ITF Grade 2 tournament in Alicante, Spain.
- Lucy Shuker & Aniek Van Koot (NED) won the doubles title at the ITF 2 Series Wheelchair event in Louisiana, USA.
NEWS
Andy Roddick will play at this year’s AEGON Championships. The World No. 6 joins Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray at the tournament held at The Queen’s Club, June 8th-14th. For more information please visit www.AEGONchampionships.com.
RESULTS
Men
Tallahassee, USA - $50,000
- Colin Fleming (GBR) & Ken Skupski (GBR) reached the doubles final losing to Eric Butorac (USA) & Scott Lipsky (USA) 4-6 1-6
Sofia, Bulgaria - €85,000
- James Auckland (GBR) & Peter Luczak (AUS) reached the doubles final losing to Dominik Hrbarty (SVK) & David Skoch (CZE) 2-6 4-6
Cajun Classic, Louisiana – ITF S2
- Jamie Burdekin (GBR) reached the Quad singles final losing to David Wagner (USA) 4-6 2-6
- Jamie Burdekin (GBR) & Antonio Raffaele (ITA) reached the Quad Open doubles final losing to Bryan Barten (USA) & David Wagner (USA) 4-6 2-6
- Kevin Simpson (GBR) won the main draw consolation final defeating Paul Moran (USA) 6-7 7-6 7-6
- Chris Johnson (GBR) reached the Quad main draw consolation final losing to Adrian Dieleman (CAN) 1-6 3-6
Women
Changwon, Rep of Korea - $25,000
- Elena Baltacha (GBR) won the singles titles defeating Junri Namigata (JPN) 6-3 6-1
- Elena Baltacha (GBR) & Amanda Elliott (GBR) reached the doubles final losing to Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) & Yi Chen (TPE) 4-6 1-6
- Jade Curtis (GBR) & Sophie Ferguson (AUS) reached the doubles semi final losing to Elena Baltacha (GBR) & Amanda Elliott (GBR) 4-6 4-6
Cajun Classic, Louisiana – ITF S2
- Lucy Shuker (GBR) reached the singles final losing to Aniek Van Koot (NED) 6-7 1-6
- Lucy Shuker (GBR) & Aniek Van Koot (NED) won the doubles title defeating Yuka Chokyu (CAN) & Johana Martinez (COL) 6-2 6-4
Juniors
Alicante, Spain 18 & Under, ITF Grade 2
- Oliver Golding (GBR) & Nick Jones (GBR) won the doubles title defeating Alistair Barnes (GBR) & Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) 4-6 7-6(4) 10-7
- Ahmed El-Menshawy (GBR) reached the singles semi final losing to Stanislav Poplavskyy (UKR) 2-6 2-6
- Joanna Horne (GBR) & Kiara Fabikova (CZE) reached the doubles final losing to Paula Kania (POL) & Anna Ariana Marenko (RUS) 4-6 4-6
AEGON Nottingham Junior - 18 & Under, ITF Grade 4 (week 2)
- Andrew Bettles (GBR) defeated Connor Glennon (GBR) 6-0 6-3 to win the singles title.
- Eamon Soulsby (GBR) reached the semi finals losing to Andrew Bettles (GBR) 2-6 6-2 4-6
- James Turberville (GBR) reached the semi finals losing to Connor Glennon (GBR) 6-2 2-6 3-6
- Christopher Simpson (GBR) & Marc Westgate (GBR) won the doubles title defeating Robin Goodman (GBR) & Matthew Nicholson-Lewis (GBR) 3-6 6-4 10-7
- Andrew Bettles (GBR) & Liam Broady (GBR) reached the doubles semi final losing to Christopher Simpson (GBR) & Marc Westgate (GBR) 2-6 3-6
- Harry Brown (GBR) & James Tuberville (GBR) reached the doubles semi final losing to Robin Goodman (GBR) & Matthew Nicholson-Lewis (GBR) 4-6 6-4 7-10
- Katy Dunne (GBR) reached the semi finals losing to Christina Mathis (AUT) 2-6 2-6
- Caitlin Hindmarsh (GBR) reached the semi finals losing to Rachel Kahan (USA) 0-6 1-6
- Hope Johnson (GBR) & Hannah Martin Merchant (GBR) won the doubles title defeating Danieka Borthwick (GBR) & Alexandra Walker (GBR) 4-6 6-2 10-5
- Manisha Chowdry (GBR) & Ruth Seabourne (GBR) reached the doubles semi final losing to Danieka Borthwick (GBR) & Alexandra Walker (GBR) 3-6 2-6
- Beth Askew (GBR) & Katy Dunne (GBR) reached the doubles semi final losing to Hope Johnson (GBR) & Hannah Martin Merchant (GBR) 2-6 3-6
PLAYER ENTRY LIST
Men
Week commencing: Monday 27th April
Rome, Italy – €2,750,000
Tunis, Tunisia - $125,000
Rhodos, Greece €85,000
Pereira, Columbia $35,000
Tenerife, Spain $30,000
Bournemouth, Great Britain - $10,000
- Matthew Illingworth
- Jamie Feaver
- David Rice
- Daniel Smethurst
- Maniel Bains
- Edward Seator
- Nick Cavaday
- Kyle Brassington
- Andrew Fitzpatrick
- Neil Pauffley
- Ben Pritchard
- James Marselek
- Matthew Leahy
- Chris Priddle
- Mathew James
- Dan Cottier
- www.lta.org.uk
Vic, Spain - $10,000
New Delhi, India - $15,000
Vicenza, Italy - $15,000
Bundaberg, Australia - $15,000
Week commencing: Monday 4th May
Munich, Germany - €450,000
Belgrade, Serbia - €450,000
Ramat Hasharon, Israel $100,000
San Remo, Italy - €30,000
Savannah, USA - $50,000
Balaguer, Spain $10,000
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico - $10,000
Edinburgh, Great Britain $10,000
- Dan Cox
- Mathew Illingworth
- Josh Milton
- Burnham Arlidge
- Marcus Willis
- Dan Smethurst
- Maniel Bains
- Nick Cavaday
- Kyle Brassington
- Neil Pauffley
- Ben Pritchard
- James Marsalek
- Niall Angus
- Tom Knights
- Dominic Ross-Hurst
- Mathew James
- Dan Cottier
- Orion Modebe
- Lewis Barnes
- Rogan Egerton
- Oliver Evans
- David O’Leary
- Willam Auger
- Tim Matthewson
- Jamie Whiteford
- Nikki Roenn
- Callum Lloyd
- www.itftennis.com
Craiova, Romania - $10,000
Women
Week commencing: Monday 27th April
Stuttgart, Germany - $700,000
Fes, Morocco - $220,000
Johannesburg, South Africa - $100,000
Makarska, Croatia - $50,000
Gifu, Japan - $50,000
Gimcheon, Korea, Rep. - $25,000
Balikpapan, Indonesia - $25,000
Bournemouth, Great Britain - $10,000
- Naomi Broady
- Yasmin Clarke
- Elizabeth Thomas
- Jade Windley
- Samantha Vickers
- Amy Sargeant
- Danielle Brown
- Holly Richards
- Hannah James
- Olivia Smith
- Lisa Whybourn
- Michaela Ince
- Rosanna Hatch
- www.lta.org.uk
Vic, Spain - $10,000
Week commencing: Monday 4th May
Rome, Italy – $2,000,000
Zagreb, Croatia - $50,000
Fukuoka, Japan - $50,000
Edinburgh, Great Britain - $10,000
- Naomi Broady
- Yasmin Clarke
- Elizabeth Thomas
- Jade Windley
- Tara Wigan
- Samantha Vickers
- Holly Richards
- Hannah James
- Olivia Smith
- Nikki Prosser
- Jessica Ren
- Michaela Ince
- Rosanna Hatch
- Elizabeth Ullathorne
- Manisha Chowdry
- Lucy Brown
- Aimee Gibson
- Katie Gater
- Elli Share
- Joanna Horne
- Elisha Gabb
- www.itftennis.com
Badalona, Spain - $10,000
Wiesdaben, Germany - $10,000
Tarakan, Indonesia - $10,000