Tennis News and Rankings

Written by: Staff on 4th February 2014

Tennis News and Rankings |

Maria in Sochi.

* Russia Fed Cup team is filled with unknown players

****** TODAY’S WOMEN’S NEWS ******

Fed Cup

Australian Samantha Stosur is baffled by the lack of name recognition of a Russian team of total unknowns which will face Australia in Tasmania in weekend Fed Cup first-round play. Top Russian is the anonymous Victoria Kan on No. 158 and playing for a nation boasting six players in the top 35.

Almost all of the Russian women were unavailable for the tie, with Maria Sharapova most notably doing TV color work at the Sochi Olympics. Also playing for the visitors: No.650 Veronika Kudermetova and 259th-ranked Valeria Solovyeva. “To be honest I only know one of the players and don’t know anything about her game,” Stosur said after training in Hobart. “I’ve never seen the others before.”

Australia feature Stosur along with Casey Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty, both of whom have played one of the Russians before. Also onside for Australia is Storm Sanders. “They’ve got nothing to lose against us and I’m sure they’re going to give it everything they’ve got,” said the 16th-ranked Stosur of the Russian minnows.

In other first-round ties, Italy play the US in Cleveland, the Czech Republic (missing Petra Kvitova who is still ill) take on Spain and Germany plays the Slovaks in Bratislava.

******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********

THIS WEEK ON THE WTA:

Fed Cup

NEXT WEEK ON THE WTA:

Doha (Premier Five/Hard). Defending Champion: Victoria Azarenka

Rankings

Estimated WTA Rankings As of February 4, 2014

Rank &

Prior

Rank …Name …………. Points

1..(1) SWilliams ……… 13000

2..(2) Azarenka ………..6581

3..(3) Li ……………..6570

4..(4) ARadwanska ………5750

5..(5) SHARAPOVA ……… 5600

6..(6) Kvitova ……….. 4745

7..(7) ERRANI ………….4425

8..(8) Jankovic ………..4310

9..(9) KERBER ………….4030

10.(10) HALEP …………. 3760

11.(11) Wozniacki ……… 3370

12.(12) Ivanovic ………..3160

13.(13) Cibulkova ……… 3056

14.(14) VINCI …………. 3020

15.(15) LISICKI ……….. 2820

16.(17) Stosur ………….2705

17.(16) SUAREZ NAVARRO …..2685

18.(18) Stephens ………..2415

19.(19) Bouchard ………..2369

20.(21) FLIPKENS ………..2295

21.(26) PAVLYUCHENKOVA …..2240*

22.(22) Pennetta ………..2165

23.(28) MAKAROVA ………..2080*

24.(20) Kirilenko ……… 2046

25.(25) CORNET ………….1985

26.(23) CIRSTEA ……….. 1950

27.(24) Kanepi ………….1932

28.(27) Safarova ………..1785

29.(29) KUZNETSOVA ………1741

30.(31) HANTUCHOVA ………1625

******** SCORES ********

TUESDAY

FED CUP

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: Syma Event and Congress Centre, Budapest, Hungary (hard – indoor)

Pool A

Belgium defeated Luxembourg 3-0

Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d. Claudine Schaul (LUX) 61 67(5) 61

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Anne Kremer (LUX) 64 64

An-Sophie Mestach/Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Anne Kremer/Claudine Schaul (LUX) 62 62

Netherlands defeated Croatia 3-0

Richel Hogenkamp (NED) d. Petra Martic (CRO) 46 75 75

Kiki Bertens (NED) d. Donna Vekic (CRO) 62 64

Kiki Bertens/Michaella Krajicek (NED) d. Darija Jurak/Petra Martic (CRO) 75 62

Pool D

Belarus defeated Turkey 3-0

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) d. Pemra Ozgen (TUR) 64 63

Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 75 36 76(6)

Ilona Kremen/Iryna Shymanovich (BLR) d. Cagla Buyukakcay/Pemra Ozgen (TUR) 75 61

Portugal defeated Bulgaria 2-1

Maria Joao Koehler (POR) d. Isabella Shinikova (BUL) 36 61 64

Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) d. Elitsa Kostova (BUL) 46 62 76(3)

Isabella Shinikova/Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) d. Barbara Luz/Ines Murta (POR) 62 75

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor)

Pool A

Malaysia defeated Vietnam 2-1

Hao Thi Tam Tran (VIE) d. Aslina Chua An Ping (MAS) 63 75

Alyssa Boey (MAS) d. Khanh Phi Huynh (VIE) 63 62

Alyssa Boey/Aslina Chua An Ping (MAS) d. Khanh Phi Huynh/Hao Thi Tam Tran (VIE) 63 75

Pool B

Philippines defeated Singapore 3-0

Anna Clarice Patrimonio (PHI) d. Geraldine Ang (SIN) 63 60

Marian Jade Capadocia (PHI) d. Rheeya Doshi (SIN) 64 61

Marian Jade Capadocia/Anna Clarice Patrimonio (PHI) d. Geraldine Ang/Rheeya Doshi (SIN) 61 61

Pool C

Turkmenistan defeated Iraq 2-1

Jahana Bayramova (TKM) d. Halla Alajeely (IRQ) 60 76(1)

Anastasiya Prenko (TKM) d. Ghada Alajeely (IRQ) 61 60

Ghada Alajeely/Halla Alajeely (IRQ) d. Jahana Bayramova/Guljahan Kadyrova (TKM) 62 62

Pool D

India defeated Iran 3-0

Rishika Sunkara (IND) d. Ghazaleh Torkaman (IRI) 60 60

Prarthana G. Thombare (IND) d. Sahar Amini Hajibashi (IRI) 76(3) 60

Ankita Raina/Rishika Sunkara (IND) d. Sadaf Sadeghvaziri/Ghazal Pakbaten (IRI) 60 61

New Zealand defeated Pakistan 3-0

Dianne Hollands (NZL) d. Ushna Suhail (PAK) 61 60

Marina Erakovic (NZL) d. Sara Mansoor (PAK) 60 61

Abigail Guthrie/Emma Hayman (NZL) d. Maheen Dada/Rida Khalid (PAK) 60 61

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