Re: "Say what's on your mind" thread - rant, complain, celebrate or whatever
Now that the 2014 WTA season is over, here's a summary of how the Croatian women performed, rankings-wise, over the past year.
+ Number of players with a WTA ranking at the end of the 2013 season: 21
+ Number of players with a WTA ranking at the end of the 2014 season: 22
+ Change: +1
+ Top player at the end of 2013: Tomljanovic (#78)
+ Top player at the end of 2014: Lucic-Baroni (#61)
+ Players ranked at the end of 2013 but not 2014 (ie, they dropped out of the rankings): Pandzic (#309), Lisjak (#380), Popovic (#1176)
+ Players ranked at the end of 2014 but not 2013 (ie, they entered the rankings): Granic (#1078), Kajevic (#1143), Curnic (#1210), Faber (#1244)
+ Number of players ranked at the end of both 2013 and 2014: 18. Of these, 12 rose while only 6 fell:
61. Lucic-Baroni (+43)
63. Tomljanovic (+15)
84. Vekic (+2)
90. Konjuh (+184)
269. Mikulcic (+271)
342. Mekovec (+249)
373. Lekaj (+253)
469. Lukas (+292)
487. Njiric (+197)
548. Fett (+496)
868. Alibalic (+335)
1160. Drazic (+43)
179. Martic (-63)
249. Vrljic (-51)
288. Mrdeza (-106)
385. Savic (-99)
872. Primorac (-84)
1244. Susak (-273)
+ Best performer in absolute terms: Fett (+496)
+ Best performer in relative terms: Konjuh (cut her ranking by 67%, or two-thirds), followed by Mikulcic (50%, or half) and Fett (48%, or almost half)
+ Worst performer in absolute terms: Susak (-273)
+ Worst performer in relative terms: Mrdeza (worsened her ranking by 58%), followed by Martic (54%)