Lara Michel - the next big thing??

Name: Lara Michel
Date of Birth: 14.12.1991
http://www.tcob.ch/tennis/images/stories/interclub/2009/nla09/tcob.nla09.lara.michel.jpg

Lara finally starts playing some 10K tournaments... which improves her ranking a lot :inlove:
She qualified for 10K Rivoli in Italy, to reach the SF :eek: (def. Sabino en route)

This week, at 10K Galatina, she faced Sabino again, and she won again :)...
QF opponent is #7 seed Alice Balducci... GL Lara :inlove:

Lara won the QF with the score of: 6-0, 6-0 :eek: :inlove:
Semi against Gledacheva.

Lara won also the SF vs Gledacheva: 6-4, 6-3... first ever final for her :hearts:
Final opponent is #5 Anne Schäfer... should be tough! GL :kiss:

new career high ranking of #818 this week :inlove:

Lara is currently ranked as high as 676 :hearts:

She injured herself during an interclub match :sad:

Lara will try a comeback at 100K Biella (if she gets into qualifying draw... hope so!)

Lara gives her comeback in the qualification for 100K Biella against 8th seed Sofia Shapatava... GL :yeah:

On her comeback from injury world number 686 Lara Michel defeated 8th seed and WN 284 Sofia Shapatava by 6-3 and 6-2 :woohoo:
Next up is Lisa Sabino :)

Michel d. Feuerstein (WTA Nr. 197) 16 76 60 !

Fantastic win!

And now against Suarez Navarro (#1).
An upset would be the fastest breakthrough possible!

Wow, a Suisse lefty I might actually be able to root for! :eek:

She almost won, lost 5-7 in the third :hug:
Best career week anyway... Allez, Lara!!! :)

Lara up to #629 already :eek: :)

She enters the qualifying draw of 100K Saint Malo as a LE :)
QR1 vs Morgane Pons
Next would be Karen Barbat then ;)
Allez Lara! :)

Lara defeats Pons 6-1, 6-1 :banana:
Next up Karen Barbat :)

Lara def. Barbat (7) 6-1, 7-6(7)
FQR vs Jurak (2)
Go Lara!!! :)

Lara lost a close match to Jurak 6-7(3), 6-3, 2-6 :sad:
However, she received a WC for doubles with Liana Gabriela Ungur from Romania :)
GL :hug:

Michel/Ungur (WC) def. De Gubernatis/Oprandi 6-4, 6-0 :eek: :worship: :banana:
R2 vs 2nd seeds Daniilidou/Wöhr... probably impossible... GL anyway! :yeah:

This win brings her 40 points :eek:
She had 21 only until now... she will have 61 next week :inlove:

25K Glasgow:
Q1: Michel L def. Campos-Molina Y (1) 7-6(3), 6-2 :inlove:
Q2: Zander N (13) vs. Michel L

Q2: Michel L def. Zander N (13) 7-6(3), 6-3
R1: Haas S (Q) vs. Michel L (Q)
GL in main draw, Lara :cheer:

Doubles with Tamaela :inlove:

R1: (Q) Lara Michel def. (Q) Sina Haas 6-4, 6-4 :inlove:
R2: Eirini Georgatou vs. (Q) Lara Michel
Go Lara, keep it up :yeah:

Doubles R1: Michel/Tamaela def. George/Whybourn 6-2, 6-0 :hearts:
Doubles QF: Pochabova/Wienerova (3) vs. Michel/Tamaela
Keep going girls! :yeah:

Georgatou def. Michel 6-2, 6-2 :sad:

Michel/Tamaela def. Pochabova/Wienerova (3) 6-4, 6-4 :eek: :worship: :inlove:
SF against the top seeds though :hug:

lost doubles semi 1-6, 0-6 :tape:
Good tournament, anyway!

next week stockholm 10K #9 on EL :)

New CHR for Lara at #573 :cheer:

10K Stockholm:
R1: Michel L (7) vs. Isayan K
First seeding ever :bounce:
Doubles with Xenia :)

Lara also has an official homepage: www.laramichel.com (http://www.laramichel.com)

R1: Michel (7) def. Isayan 6-4, 6-0
R2: Michel (7) vs. Romanova :cheer:

R2: (7)Lara Michel (SUI) def. Aleksandra Romanova (RUS) 63 60 :)
Keep going!

Lara lost to Honcova 4-6, 4-6 :sobbing:
Better luck for doubles :awww:

Lara/Xenia def. [1]Artamanova/Marcinkevica 6-0, 6-0 :banana:
Awesome! A double bagel :eek:

6-2, 3-6, [10-1]
Xenia + Lena in the final :bounce:
Opponents are Barbat/Brazhnikova (2)

Knoll/Michel def. Barbat/Brazhnikova (2) 6-3, 6-3 :banana:
Same next week again, please!

updated post #1 :)

10K Loughborough:
R1: Lara Michel (7) vs. Abbi Melrose (WC)
No doubles here :sobbing:
GL :cheer:

Lara def. Abbi 6-1, 6-0 :banana:

R2: Lara Michel (7) def. Nicola George (WC) 6-3, 6-0 :bounce:
QF: Gioia Barbieri (4) vs. Lara Michel (7)

QF: Lara Michel (7) def. Gioia Barbieri (4) 6-2, 6-4 :hearts:
Good luck in the semi final!

SF: Lara Michel (7) def. Tara Moore (2) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 :banana:
Final vs. Fitzpatrick :cheer:

F: Lara Michel (7) def. Anna Fitzpatrick (6) 6-2, 6-2 :bounce:
Congrats, Lara! :)

Lara reached a new CHR at #513 with 60 ranking points :cheer:
Keep going Lara!

Lara is the fourth seed at the Swiss Championships next week :)

[4]Lara Michel def. Karin Kennel 6-2, 6-4
Next up is Von Deichmann...

Comeback from injury break at 10K Saint-Martin as the 3rd seed :bounce:
R1: Michel Lara (3) vs. Riley Alexandra
D1: Michel/Cattaneo vs. Gaud/Girard
Good luck also in doubles with comeback queen Céline :hearts: :cheer: :hearts:
I hope for two titles!

Michel def. Riley 6-0, 6-2 :yeah:
Michel/Cattaneo def. Gaud/Girard 6-2, 7-6(3) :)
Keep it up Lara! :banana:

Doubles QF:
Cattaneo/Michel def. Litvak/Mills (2) 6-1, 6-2 :banana:

R2: Michel Lara (3) def. Gira Schofield 6-4, 6-0 :bounce:
QF vs Tine Kandler (6) :awww:

Doubles SF: Michel/Cattaneo def. Mina/Paquet 6-2, 6-3 :yeah:
Final vs Lumpkin/Munch-Soegaard :cheer:

SF: Michel (3) def. McDowell (8) 6-3, 6-4
Final vs her doubles partner Cattaneo :cheer:
They lost their doubles final :sobbing:

She lost the final to Cattaneo 6-7, 6-4, 6-7 :sad:

10K Gosier:
R1: Michel Lara (4) vs. Munch-Soegaard Nina
Good luck :)

R1: Munch-Soegaard def. Michel (4) 6-6 ret. :scared:
What happened??? :sad:

Get well soon Lara :hug:

25K Sutton, Qualifying Draw:
(4)Ksenia Lykina (RUS) v Natasha Starling (GBR)
(11)Lara Michel (SUI) v Michaela Ince (GBR)

New Career High Ranking this week at #482 :banana:

(4)Ksenia Lykina (RUS) d. Natasha Starling (GBR) 61 60
(11)Lara Michel (SUI) d. Michaela Ince (GBR) 62 61

Now as expected against a strong Ksenia Lykina... will be very tough :awww:

Lara lost to Lykina in three sets and she also lost in doubles (wElliott)

Next tournament for Lara:
Feb 07-13: Stockholm 25K - #25(Q)

25K Stockholm:
Q1: Michel Lara (16) vs. Vinogradova Polina

Sandra Martinovic (BIH) d. (5) Marta Sirotkina (RUS) 64 46 64
(16) Lara Michel (SUI) d. Polina Vinogradova (RUS) 46 63 62

:banana:
Keep going!

Sandra Martinovic def. (16) Lara Michel 1-6, 1-5 ret.
Why Lara, why? :sobbing:

Any news on her? Is she injured? :bigcry:

Lara will not be able to play for the next 6 to 8 months :sobbing: :hug:

:sad:

Such a hopeful player!
:(

http://www.swisstennis.ch/upload/dim/25647-lara_michel_312.jpg

Any news about lovely Lara? Is she still injured? :sad:

Lara will have her comeback at the Swiss Championships in two weeks in Biel :hearts:
She is 5th on MD Entry List

apparently she has some sort of infection/illness and had to withdraw.

Lara is back on an ITF entry list (10K Sutton) as Alt 108... :hearts:
Can't wait to see her back :hearts:

Today is her birthday :cheer:
Happy B-Day and Merry X-mas :hearts:

Lara is currently 6th on the alternate list for 10K Stuttgart-Stammheim :cheer:

Lara just announced on facebook she would comeback now in Egypt :eek: :hearts:

She back on court :inlove:

10K Sharm El Sheikh

Q1: Lara Michel def. Lilija Sabirzjanova 6-3, 6-0 :inlove:

I hope she can go back to where she was before that injury :cheer:

Q2: Lara Michel def. [7]Rishika Sunkara 6-1, 6-3 :hearts:

Sunkara is the #910 :worship:

Q3: Lara Michel def. Stefana Andrei 6-1, 6-2 :bounce:

R1: [4]Indire Akiki vs. [Q]Lara Michel
Tough draw :cheer:

R1: [Q]Michel def. [4]Akiki 6-4, 7-6(6) :eek: :inlove:

What. A. Comeback. :worship:

R2: (Q)Michel def. (Q)Van der Welde 6-3, 6-4 :bounce:

10K Sharm El Sheikh III

R1: [WC]Sandra Samir vs. [WC]Lara Michel :cheer:

R1: [WC]Michel def. [WC]Samir 6-3, 5-7, 6-0 :yeah:
R2: [5]Chan vs. [WC]Michel :scared: :cheer:

10K Bath

R1: Barbat/Michel def. Dean/Kimmelmann 4-6, 6-3, [11-9] :yeah:

10K Fällanden

R1: [8]Eva Hrdinova vs. [WC]Lara Michel :scared: :cheer:

R1: [8]Eva Hrdinova def. [WC]Lara Michel 6-1, 6-2 :help:

Doubles QF: Michel/Webley-Smith def. [2]Isaeva/Kirillova 6-4, 5-7, [10-6]

ITF Bol (10'000)

Qualies:
R1: Michel has a bye
R2: Michel d. Araujo 76 46 75

Q3: Lara Michel def. [3]Elena Bertoia 6-4, 6-4 :hearts:

She lost to [1]Laurendron :sad:

25K Chiasso

Doubles R1: Jäger/Stadler def. Hesse/Michel 2-6, 6-1, [10-6] :eek: :facepalm:

R1: Olga Savchuk def. Lara Michel 6-1, 6-2 :sobbing:

up to #1116 :)
up to #1155 in doubles :)

10K Bastad

Q1: [3]Lara Michel def. Linda Prenkovic 6-1, 6-3
Q2: [3]Lara Michel def. Imane Maelle Kocher 6-1, 6-4
R1: [Q]Lara Michel def. [Q]Ella Leivo 6-2, 6-2 :bounce:
R2: [7]Isabel Rapisarda-Calvo vs. [Q]Lara Michel

R2: [Q]Lara Michel def. [7]Isabel Rapisarda-Calvo 6-2, 6-1
QF: [4]Milana Spremo vs. [Q]Lara Michel :cheer:

15K Rovereto

Q2: [8]Lara Michel def. Camilla Scala 6-2, 7-6(6)
Q3: [8]Lara Michel vs. Sara Secco :cheer:

Q3: (8)Lara Michel (SUI) d. Sara Secco (ITA) 60 60

R1: [Q]Lara Michel vs. [LL]Linda Mair :cheer:

She won 6-1, 6-2 :)

10K Innsbruck

Corina Jaeger/Lara Michel def. Ina Kaufinger/Lisa Wegmair 6-4, 6-2 :hearts:

10K Poertschach

R1: Polina Leykina RUS vs. Lara Michel SUI

Doubles with Tess Sugnaux :hearts:

R1: Lara Michel SUI def. Polina Leykina RUS 6-0, 6-0 :eek: :hearts:

Doubles

R1: Michel/Sugnaux def. Prats-Millan/Rebersak 6-4, 6-2 :hearts:

Doubles
QF: Michel/Sugnaux def. [4]Neuwirth/Koenig 7-6[0], 6-0 :eek: :hearts:

R2: [6]Yvonne Neuwirth def. Lara Michel 6-7[2], 7-6[10], 6-4 :sobbing:

Doubles

SF: Michel/Sugnaux def. [2]Leykina/Steinherr 4-6, 7-6[1], [10-7] :eek: :hearts:
F: [3]Moratelli/Spremo def. MIchel/Sugnaux 1-6, 6-4, [10-4] :hug:

10K Caslano

R1: [3]Amandine Hesse vs. Lara Michel

Amandine Hesse def. Lara Michel 7-6[2], 6-4 :sad:

10K Trieste

Lara Michel (SUI) d. Giulia Sussarello (ITA) 61 64

Lara :hearts:
The other Sussarello up next

R2: Lara Michel def. [wc]Sara Sussarello 6-1, 6-3 :hearts:

Lost the doubles SF though :sad:

Greece 10k

R1

(1) Keren SHLOMO ISR vs Lara MICHEL SUI

:tears:

R1: Lara Michel def. [1]Keren Shlomo 7-6(4), 6-2
NID :hearts:

R2: Lara Michel (SUI) d. Stamatia Fafaliou (GRE) 61 60
Lara :eek: :hearts:

QF: Lara Michel (SUI) d. Paulina Czarnik (POL) 64 60

Lara :hearts:

SF: Lara Michel (SUI) d. Francesca Palmigiano (ITA) 60 61
F: Lara Michel (SUI) d. Kathinka von Deichmann (LIE) 76(4) 06 60

Congratulations Lara! :)

Great. Another Swiss player wins a 10k ITF tournament.

What is her new ranking?

Great. Another Swiss player wins a 10k ITF tournament.

What is her new ranking?

Around #681 :)

OMG :hearts:
Lara is FINALLY back!!!
She should be top 300 soon again! :)

up to #681 :bounce:

Feuerstein/Michel (FRA/SUI) d. Cadantu/Dzehalevich (ROU/BLR) 64 16 10-8

:hearts:

Lost the doubles final of 10K Loughborough :(

Doubles Final: (1)Fitzpatrick/Windley d (3)Barbat/Michel 62 62

Won R1 at 10K Edgbaston easily :)

(1)Renata Voracova (CZE) d. Lara Michel (SUI) 76 63
Lara :sad:

Swiss Championships

R1: [LL]Chiara Frapolli vs. Lara Michel

She didn't play and was replaced by Nilgen Ahmetspahic :sad:

10K Stuttgart-Stammheim

Q1: [4]Lara Michel vs. [WC]Pia Ender :cheer:

Q1: [4]Michel def. [WC]Ender 6-1, 6-0 :yeah:
Q2: [4]Michel vs. [9]Alexandrova :cheer:

Michel def. Alexandrova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

R1 vs. [Q]Anna Klasen :cheer:

R1: [Q]Lara Michel def. [Q]Anna Klasen 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 :)

R2: [3]Anna-Giulia Remondina def. [Q]Lara Michel 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 :sad:

10K Sharm El Sheikh

R1: (7)Anna Shkudun (UKR) vs. Lara Michel (SUI)

R1: Lara Michel def. [7]Anna Shkudun 6-4, 6-1

:hearts:
Keep it up.

Lara Michel (SUI) d. Laura Schaeder (GER) 61 62 :bounce:

Lara Michel (SUI) d. (SE)Xenia Knoll (SUI) 64 75
:bounce:

SF: Lara Michel def. [2]Amanda Carreras 6-3, 7-5

:hearts:

Final: Lara Michel (SUI) d. (Q)Pernilla Mendesova 63 46 62

:hearts:

R2: [SE]Lara Michel (SUI) def. Daiana Negreanu (ROU) 6-1, 6-3 :hearts:

SF: (SE)Lara Michel (SUI) d. (Q)Despina Papamichail (GRE) 61 63

Lara :inlove:

F: [SE]Lara Michel def. Dorotea Eric 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 :)

up to #580 in singles :)

#9 on the entry list of 10K Kreuzlingen :)

Michel def. Siniakova 6-4, 6-3 :)

MIchel def. Morderger 6-3, 6-4 :)

25K Jackson

Q2: Lara Michel (SUI) d. (9)Olga Ianchuk (UKR) 63 61
:bounce:

Now against [1]Van der Meet though :scared: :cheer:

Doubles

Q1: (2)Daniels/Michel (GER/SUI) d. (wc)Jones/Roberts (USA/USA) 61 62 :banana:
R1: (Q)Daniels/Michel (GER/SUI) v Kremen/Van der Meet (BLR/NED) :cheer:

Q3: Lara Michel (SUI) d. (1)Angelique van der Meet (NED) 26 61 75

Lara :hearts:

R1 vs. Ashley Weinhold (Q) :cheer:

25K Jackson

R1: [Q]Lara Michel def. [Q]Ashley Weinhold 6-4, 6-2
R2: [Q]Lara Michel def. [7]Iréna Pavlovic 6-3, 2-2 ret.

OMG Lara :hearts:

QF vs. [WC]Allie Kiick :cheer:

25K Pelham

Q1: Simone Kalhorn (USA) v Lara Michel (SUI)

:cheer:

25K Pelham

Q1: Lara Michel def. Simone Kalhorn 6-1, 6-1 :)

http://www.laramichel.com/

New homepage is being prepared :hearts:

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/578122_10152658779735383_863646681_n.jpg

Lara :hearts:

This is from her facebook, obviously ;)

25K Chiasso


R1: (wc)Lara Michel (SUI) d. (wc)Chiara Grimm (SUI) 62 62

:bounce:

Lara loses the first set to Van Uytvanck 4-6 :hug:

10K Edingburgh

R1: [3]Lara Michel def. [WC]Anna Brogan 6-1, 7-6(1)

R2: [3]Lara Michel def. [Q]Jessica Ren 6-3, 6-2 :hearts:

Boeykens def. Michel 2-3 retired :sobbing:
Not again :sobbing:

I hope she is not seriously injured :hug: :sad:
up to CHR #440 :hearts:

50K Saint-Gaudens

Q1: [8]Myrtille Georges vs. Lara Michel :cheer:

up to CHR #433 :hearts:

Michel in Qualies for WTA Strasbourg.

First round against Panova!

She lost to Panova 76 16 26

That's a good result. To win a set againt a Top 120 player shows her potential.

WTA Strasbourg

Q1: [3]Alexandra Panova def. Lara Michel 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-2 :(