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Grand Slam debutantes since the 2005 US Open

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I will list Slam debutantes since the 2005 US Open.

Colour code:

Player name - player who debuted through a MD WC
Player name - player who got in the MD on ranking
Player name - player who qualified

Players who debuted as lucky losers or got WCs into qualifying are noted as [LL] and [Q WC] respectively.

Stats are: round reached in Slam debut, career high ranking, career best performance at a Slam

US Open 2005

Bammer (1R, #19, QF)
Hsieh (1R, #23, 4R)
Chan (1R, #50, 3R)
King (2R, #50, 3R) - Q WC
Laine (2R, #50, 2R)
Bychkova (2R, #66, 2R)
Pous Tio (1R, #72, 2R)
Kutuzova (1R, #76, 2R)
Lisjak (3R, #95, 3R)
Glatch (2R, #102, 2R)
Dabek (1R, #170, 1R)
Gambale (1R, #226, 1R)

Australian Open 2006

Azarenka (1R, #1, W)
Vesnina (4R, #21, 4R)
Gajdosova (1R, #25, 4R)
Pironkova (2R, #31, SF)
Dominguez Lino (1R, #40, 3R)
Yan (2R, #40, 2R)
Voskoboeva (2R, #42, 3R)
Amanmuradova (2R, #50, 3R)
Savchuk (3R, #79, 3R)
Yuan (2R, #86, 2R)
Sromova (2R, #87, 2R)
Woerle (1R, #119, 1R)
Breadmore (1R, #221, 1R)

Roland Garros 2006

Flipkens (2R, #13, SF) - LL
Kanepi (2R, #15, QF)
Brianti (1R, #55, 3R)
Vierin, Nathalie (1R, #103, 1R)
Perianu (2R, #120, 2R)
Vedy (1R, #260, 1R)

Wimbledon 2006

Radwanska, Agnieszka (4R, #2, RU)
Shvedova (1R, #25, QF)
Oprandi (1R, #32, 3R)
Bardina (1R, #48, 1R)
Barrois (1R, #57, 2R)
South (2R, #99, 2R)
Abramovic, Ivana (1R, #143, 1R)
Cavaday (1R, #174, 1R)

US Open 2006

Lepchenko (2R, #19, 4R)
Puchkova (1R, #32, 3R)
Rolle (1R, #82, 3R)
Dubois (1R, #87, 2R)
Skavronskaia (1R, #124, 1R)
Albanese (2R, #158, 2R)

Australian Open 2007

Wozniak (1R, #21, 4R)
Paszek (2R, #26, QF)
Kudryavtseva (2R, #56, 4R)
Zahlavova (1R, #78, 2R)
Brengle (1R, #88, 2R)
Klepac (1R, #99, 1R)
Cravero (1R, #106, 1R)
Moore, Jessica (1R, #132, 2R)

Roland Garros 2007

Wozniacki (1R, #1, RU)
Kerber (1R, #5, SF)
Petkovic (2R, #9, SF)
Cibulkova (3R, #10, RU)
Szavay (2R, #13, QF)
Knapp (3R, #35, 4R)
Bacsinszky (2R, #37, 3R)
Koryttseva (1R, #50, 2R)
Olaru (3R, #53, 3R)
Sanchez, Olivia (1R, #90, 2R)

Wimbledon 2007

Pavlyuchenkova (1R, #13, QF)
Govortsova (2R, #35, 3R)
Morita (1R, #40, 3R)
Maria (Malek) (1R, #64, 2R)
Ozegovic (2R, #131, 2R)

US Open 2007

Errani (2R, #5, RU)
Makarova (3R, #11, SF)
Goerges (1R, #15, 4R)
Cetkovska (2R, #25, 4R)
Weinhold (1R, #181, 1R)
Cohen, Audra (1R, #229, 1R)

Australian Open 2008

Lisicki (3R, #12, RU)
Kleybanova (2R, #20, 4R)
Cirstea (1R, #21, QF)
Niculescu (1R, #28, 4R)
Ditty (1R, #89, 1R)
Lopes (Ivanova) (1R, #136, 1R)

Roland Garros 2008

Kvitova (4R, #2, W)
Wickmayer (1R, #12, SF)
Suarez Navarro (QF, #14, QF)
Erakovic (2R, #39, 3R)
Rybarikova (2R, #31, 3R)
Rodina (1R, #74, 3R)
Pandzic (2R, #136, 2R)
Huck (1R, #213, 1R)

Wimbledon 2008

Radwaska, Urszula (2R, #29, 2R)
Hrdinova (1R, #168, 1R)

US Open 2008

Zhang, Shuai (1R, #30, 1R)
Oudin (1R, #31, QF)
Vandeweghe (1R, #38, 2R)
Vögele (1R, #42, 3R)
Coin (3R, #60, 3R)
Duque Mariño (2R, #90, 2R) - LL
Pivovarova (1R, #93, 3R)
Brodsky (1R, #182, 1R)
Muhammed (1R, #243, 1R)
Ahn (1R, #304, 1R) - Q WC

Australian Open 2009

McHale (1R, #24, 3R)
Mladenovic (1R, #36, 3R)
Scheepers (1R, #37, 4R)
Mayr (2R, #70, 2R)
Rogowska (1R, #102, 2R)
Wejnert (1R, #324, 1R)

Roland Garros 2009

Hercog (2R, #35, 3R)
Sevastova (1R, #36, 4R)
Hradecka (2R, #41, 2R)
Martic (2R, #42, 4R)
Rus (2R, #61, 4R)
Diatchenko (2R, #71, 2R)
Larcher de Brito (3R, #76, 3R)
Feuerstein (1R, #110, 2R)
Dentoni (1R, #132, 1R)
Pavlovic (1R, #138, 2R)
Laisne (1R, #295, 1R)
Embree (1R, #348, 1R)

Wimbledon 2009

Robson (1R, #27, 4R)
Kulikova (3R, #65, 3R)
Dolonc (Manasieva) (1R, #84, 3R)
Zec Peskiric (1R, #93, 1R)
Kucova, Kristina (2R, #103, 2R) - LL
Silva (1R, #133, 1R)
Gent (Stoop) (1R, #178, 1R)

US Open 2009

Dulgheru (1R, #26, 3R)
Chang (2R, #82, 2R)
Tetreault (1R, #112, 1R)
Sema, Yurika (1R, #142, 1R)
Cecil (1R, #365, 1R)

Australian Open 2010

Han (1R, #125, 1R)

Roland Garros 2010

Halep (1R, #2, RU)
Nara (1R, #32, 3R)
Pervak (1R, #37, 4R)
Larsson (2R, #46, 3R)
Doi (1R, #75, 3R)
El Tabakh (1R, #146, 1R)

Wimbledon 2010

Jovanovski (2R, #32, 4R)
Watson (1R, #39, 3R)
Riske (1R, #40, 4R)
Hlavackova (2R, #58, 4R)
Lapushchenkova (1R, #93, 1R)
Lertcheewakarn (1R, #149, 1R)

US Open 2010

Hampton (1R, #24, 4R)
Marino (2R, #38, 3R)
Minella (3R, #66, 3R)
Rogers (1R, #70, 2R)
Falconi (1R, #73, 3R) - Q WC
Peers (2R, #145, 2R)
Capra (3R, #201, 3R)
Gullickson, Chelsey (1R, #399, 1R)

Australian Open 2011

Garcia (2R, #34, 3R)
Davis (1R, #43, 3R)
Tsurenko (2R, #60, 3R)
Namigata (1R, #105, 1R)
Rodionova, Arina (1R, #157, 1R)

Roland Garros 2011

Stephens (1R, #11, SF)
Barthel (2R, #23, 3R)
Begu (2R, #38, 2R)
Tatishvili (1R, #50, 4R)
Soler Espinosa (2R, #54, 3R)
Bremond (Kuryanovich) (2R, #93, 2R)

Wimbledon 2011

Giorgi (1R, #31, 4R)
Pliskova, Kristyna (1R, #86, 2R) - Q WC
Broady (1R, #138, 2R)

US Open 2011

Keys (2R, #27, 3R)
Panova (1R, #71, 1R)
Jani (1R, #147, 1R)

Australian Open 2012

Ormaechea (2R, #59, 3R)
Cadantu (1R, #59, 2R)
Bratchikova (3R, #79, 3R)
Savinykh (1R, #99, 3R)
Koehler (1R, #102, 2R)
Barty (1R, #129, 2R)
Bobusic (1R, #222, 1R)

Roland Garros 2012

Pliskova, Karolina (1R, #23, 3R)
Bertens (1R, #41, 4R)
Babos (1R, #59, 2R)
Arruabarrena (1R, #70, 2R)
Pfizenmaier (2R, #79, 3R)
Larrière (1R, #172, 1R)

Wimbledon 2012

Beck (1R, #43, 2R)
Cepelova (3R, #50, 3R)
Konta (1R, #89, 2R)
Zaniewska (1R, #142, 1R)

US Open 2012

Muguruza (1R, #20, QF)
Svitolina (1R, #28, 3R)
Burdette (3R, #68, 3R)
Glushko (1R, #79, 3R)
Duval (1R, #87, 2R)
Gibbs (1R, #89, 3R)
Cohen, Julia (1R, #97, 1R)
Burnett (1R, #121, 1R)
Crawford (1R, #218, 1R) - Q WC

Australian Open 2013

Torró-Flor (1R, #47, 3R)
Vekic (2R, #62, 2R)
Kumkhum (2R, #85, 2R)
Putintseva (2R, #88, 2R)
Gavrilova (2R, #128, 2R)
Jones (1R, #150, 1R)
Zhang, Yuxuan (1R, #224, 1R)

Roland Garros 2013

Bouchard (2R, #5, RU)
Puig (3R, #41, 4R)
Schmiedlova (2R, #55, 3R)
Min (1R, #101, 1R)

Wimbledon 2013

Tomljanovic (1R, #51, 4R)
Cabeza Candela (1R, #95, 1R)
Witthoeft (1R, #100, 1R)
Murray (1R, #165, 1R)
Moore, Tara (1R, #183, 1R)

US Open 2013

Fichman (1R, #77, 1R)
Krunic (1R, #87, 4R)
Duan (1R, #104, 1R)
Sanchez, Maria (1R, #107, 1R)
Vickery (2R, #142, 2R)
Simmonds (1R, #158, 1R)

Australian Open 2014

Bencic (2R, #32, QF)
Diyas (3R, #33, 4R)
Van Uytvanck (1R, #73, 2R)
Siniakova (1R, #73, 1R)
Konjuh (1R, #84, 3R) - Q WC
Pereira (1R, #87, 2R)
Piter (1R, #95, 1R)
Kichenok, Nadiia (1R, #100, 1R)
Majeric (1R, #111, 1R)
Sanders (1R, #202, 1R)
Tang (1R, #371, 1R)

Roland Garros 2014

Friedsam (1R, #76, 1R)
Kovinic (1R, #101, 1R)
Jaksic (1R, #102, 1R)
Zanevska (1R, #107, 1R)
Townsend (3R, #102, 3R)
Lim (1R, #135, 1R)
Hesse (1R, #183, 1R)
Shapatava (1R, #186, 1R)
Ferro (1R, #323, 1R)

Wimbledon 2014

Smitkova (4R, #67, 4R)
Mitu (1R, #117, 1R)
Kontaveit (1R, #139, 1R)
Kania (1R, #155, 1R)

US Open 2014

Zheng, Saisai (2R, #92, 2R)
Sasnovich (2R, #92, 2R)
Wang (2R, #97, 2R)
Jabeur (1R, #135, 1R)
Abanda (1R, #175, 1R)
Bellis (2R, #254, 2R)
Collins (1R, #553, 1R)

Australian Open 2015

Allertova (2R, #77, 2R)
Mestach (1R, #100, 1R)
Hogenkamp (1R, #122, 1R)
Dodin (2R, #131, 2R)

Roland Garros 2015

Linette (1R, #99, 1R)
Chirico (1R, #110, 1R)
Gasparyan (1R, #111, 1R)
Cepede Royg (1R, #128, 1R)
Arcangioli (1R, #268, 1R)

Wimbledon 2015

Kulichkova (2R, #103, 2R)
Zhu (1R, #107, 1R)
Ostapenko (2R, #116, 2R)
Siegemund (1R, #119, 1R)
Xu (1R, #148, 1R)

US Open 2015

Kasatkina (3R, #70, 3R) - LL
Kozlova (1R, #100, 1R)
Pegula (2R, #123, 2R)
Mrdeza (1R, #150, 1R)
Sakkari (1R, #168, 1R)
Hibi (1R, #170, 1R)
Loeb (1R, #353, 1R)
Kenin (1R, #620, 1R)

Australian Open 2016

Hibino (1R, #56, 1R)
Osaka (3R, #92, 3R)
Wang, Yafan (1R, #125, 1R)
Golubic (1R, #129, 1R)
Birrell (1R, #275, 1R)
Patterson (1R, #289, 1R)
Hon (1R, #315, 1R)
Inglis (1R, #589, 1R)

Roland Garros 2016

Buyukakcay (2R, #82, 2R)
Sorribes Tormo (1R, #140, 1R)
Soylu (1R, #153, 1R)
Georges (2R, #192, 2R)
Andrianjafitrimo (1R, #291, 1R)

Wimbledon 2016

Tig (1R, #99, 1R)
Boserup (3R, #116, 3R)
Sadikovic (1R, #126, 1R)
Alexandrova (2R, #132, 2R)
Melnikova (1R, #170, 1R)
Swan (1R, #422, 1R)

US Open 2016

Bogdan (2R, #107, 2R)
Mertens (1R, #122, 1R)
Haas (1R, #134, 1R)
Gonzalez (2R, #150, 2R)
Lottner (1R, #165, 1R)
Podoroska (1R, #192, 1R)
Day (2R, #207, 2R)
Perez (1R, #585, 1R)

Australian Open 2017

Vikhlyantseva (2R, #65, 2R)
Ozaki (1R, #70, 1R)
Brady (4R, #75, 4R)
Khromacheva (1R, #89, 1R)
Sramkova (1R, #111, 1R)
Blinkova (2R, #114, 2R)
Hozumi (1R, #144, 1R)
Cabrera (1R, #166, 1R)
Aiava (1R, #170, 1R)
Fourlis (2R, #271, 2R)

Roland Garros 2017

Vondrousova (2R, #77, 2R)
Haddad Maia (1R, #94, 1R)
Lemoine (1R, #137, 1R)
Kato (1R, #145, 1R)
Paquet (2R, #210, 2R)
Anisimova (1R, #254, 1R)

Comments

- most of these debuts aren't very impressive, but many great champions crashed out 1R or 2R on their own Slam debuts, and then took some time before reaching their first 4Rs and QFs.

- very interesting group of debutantes at 2007 RG. Big one too, but there were more at the 2006 AO, which is odd considering how the feeling I had at the time was that the rankings were fossilized, and that "personnel turnover" in the #80-120 ranking range (where many Slam debutantes are ranked at the time of their first GS MD) is now much faster than it was back then.

- after compiling the data for the 2005-2006 debutantes, the 2007 RG group looks even more impressive. Many young hopefuls making their (generally successful) debut there.

- the 2005-2006 debutantes are a varied and interesting bunch. They include players who went on to become solid journeywomen (Kanepi, Vesnina, Dominguez Lino), others who have become stalwarts of the #80-120 range (Pironkova, Savchuk, Voskoboeva, Shvedova, Bychkova), others who were there for a while (Pous Tio, Lisjak, Sromova, Gajdosova), a veteran overachiever who has made the most out of her limited abilities (Bammer), others who shone briefly only to burn out even quicker (Poutchkova, Bardina, Oprandi), and the tragic figures of junior supernovas who never fulfilled their potential and look increasingly unlikely ever to do so (Kutuzova, Flipkens). Other interesting stories are those of Skavronskaia, Perianu and Vierin. Skavronskaia was already a veteran of the challenger circuit at the time, and a longtime resident of the top 200 - but the 2006 USO was the only Slam MD for which she ever qualified. Perianu slowly made her way up the rankings back in early 2006, and for a while it seemed she would be the first Rumanian to crack the top 100 in several years. But it was not to be - later, when everyone expected one of the young Rumanians (Olaru or Cirstea) to be the first to do so, it was Gallovits who claimed the honour, a few weeks before Olaru broke through at RG. Vierin is an unheralded Italian (I don't think I ever heard her name mentioned in here) who was ranked high enough to get direct access to her first Slam MD at 2006 RG (this happens fairly frequently; for instance, Cirstea never qualified for a Slam, and her ranking allowed her direct entry to the 2008 AO), but failed to do anything there and at Wimbledon and sank back into the challengers, as Perianu, Woerle and Abramovic did. Vierin remains one of the players who came closer to cracking the top 100 without ever actually doing so.

- Flipkens' debut is interesting: as stats freaks know, she made it to the 2006 RG MD as a LL, drew the very same player she had lost to in the final round of Q, but this time won.
 
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Re: Grand Slam debutantes

Nice work:cool:. Julie Dittys name really stands out as she is 29 and really took awhile to perfect her game style. She also decided to complete her college education before competing full time on tour:bounce:.
Thanks.

This is part of a crash course on Scrubology I'm taking in anticipation of the Estoril Open, since I suspect WTA scrubs are all I'll get to see there this year (ATP list is the pitts, still unsure as to whether I should pay for pricey Court Central tickets when I fear Roger may withdraw).

There are many interesting stories like Ditty's in the 2005-2006 debutantes. Check the commentary.
 
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Ivana L had such a promising start to her career. Now she can barely win matches in 25ks. :(

I think Kutuzova is finally starting to get herself together. She's shown more potential than Flipkens at least. The only conclusion as to why she's been in the doldrums over the past year is because her game is rediculously risky. She takes the ball earlier than nearly any other player on the WTA and goes loves going over the high pats of the net.
 
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I think Kutuzova is finally starting to get herself together. She's shown more potential than Flipkens at least. The only conclusion as to why she's been in the doldrums over the past year is because her game is rediculously risky. She takes the ball earlier than nearly any other player on the WTA and goes loves going over the high pats of the net.
Vika K. won Cagnes, but she has won upper tier challengers before only to fall in the same scrubbish mediocrity immediately afterwards. Haven't seen her play in two years (!) now.
 
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I almost every final qualifying match there's a player whose debut it'd

Likely:
Wickmayer(vs. Gagliardi)
Rybarikova(vs. Wheeler)

Possible:
Lyubtsova(vs. Mattek) [Hopefully she has to wait :p]
Duque Marino(vs. Martinez Sanchez)

Unlikely:
Martinovic(vs. Benesova)
Pandzic(vs. Niculescu)
Lapushchenkova(vs. Pavlyuchenkova)
Luzhanska(vs. Sfar)
Jozami(vs. Gajdosova)
Suarez Navarro(vs. Puchkova)
 
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Re: Grand Slam debutantes

Unlikely:

Suarez Navarro(vs. Puchkova)
Unlikely? That was a sure thing if there ever was one.

Too bad about Lyubtsova; she may never get an opportunity like this again.

So our debutantes out of qualies are:

Wickmayer
Rybarikova
Suarez Navarro
Pandzic
 
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How the debutantes did/are doing.

Rodina -- lost 1R to [1] Sharapova.
Wickmayer -- lost 1R to Amanmuradova.

Rybarikova -- beat Sprem, lost 2R to [13] Safina.
Pandzic -- beat Bremond, lost 2R to [14] Radwanska.
Erakovic -- beat Garbin, lost 2R to [3] Jankovic.

Kvitova -- beat Morigami and Stosur, into 3R.
Suarez Navarro -- beat Parmentier and [22] Mauresmo, into 3R.
 
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Another update:

Suarez Navarro into 4R with wins over Parmentier, [22] Mauresmo, and Dellacqua.
Kvitova into 4R with wins over Morigami, Stosur, and [12] Szavay.

Suarez Navarro plays Pennetta in the 4R while Kvitova plays Kanepi, great chance for both of them.
 
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First time a debutante reaches a Slam QF since the 05 USO.

A few weeks ago, I was watching her lose to Corinna Dentoni.
Hmm?

I thought the QF was:

Sharapova vs. Petrova
Clijsters vs. V.Williams
Pierce vs. Mauresmo
Dementieva vs. Davenport

But yes, Suarez Navarro into the QF with a win over [26] Pennetta.
Kvitova will be looking to follow in her footsteps tomorrow.
 
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Those are some impressive debuts by Kvitova and Suarez Navarro! Although in Carla's case the draw opened up for her big time...

It's interesting that she is not the first qualifier to reach Roland Garos QF in recent years. Petra Mandula and Marta Marrero (debutante too) did it too and could never follow it up with anything significant.
 
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Opening post edited:

- RG debutantes added; Suarez Navarro with the best debut in the period covered by these stats.

- edited in many new career high rankings.

- also edited list to add new career best Slam performances for the following players: Kanepi, Wozniak, Govortsova, Cetkovska and Cirstea.
 
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5 Players could be debutantes from Q:

Possible-
Dentoni (vs. Martinez Sanchez)
Dzehalevich (vs. Ondraskova)
Hrdinova (vs. Puchkova)

Unlikely-
Kulikova (vs. Rybarikova)
Iijima (vs. Fujiwara)
Not looking good. The only reason why I still think we'll have a debutante or two is because it would be too much of a coincidence for all of them to crash out.

In order of what I believe are their chances to qualify:

Dzehalevich
Ijima (?)
Hrdinova
Dentoni
Kulikova

I have no idea how Dzehalevich plays, but considering Ondraskova is a clay specialist by her own admission and played "wall" against Camerin (!) the only time I saw her back in 2006, I'd say Dzehalevich may have a decent shot.

Ijima vs Fujiwara is a coin toss, since all Japanese play pretty much the same. :yawn:

Hrdinova is a towering big server who probably isn't better than her current ranking. Puchkova may DF her way to a loss against anyone, but I doubt Hrdinova has enough game even to stay on the match long enough for that.

Dentoni will either get whomped or choke.

Kulikova is up against an in-form player who was RU at Wimbledon juniors in 2006 IIRC.
 
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Roland Garros 2007

Szavay (2R, #13, QF)
Cibulkova (3R, #29, 3R)
Wozniacki (1R, #32, 4R)
Knapp (3R, #35, 3R)
Olaru (3R, #55, 3R)
Koryttseva (1R, #57, 2R)
Bacsinszky (2R, #59, 2R)
Kerber (1R, #67, 2R)
Petkovic (2R, #91, 2R)


- very interesting group of debutantes at 2007 RG. Big one too, but there were more at the 2006 AO, which is odd considering how the feeling I had at the time was that the rankings were fossilized, and that "personnel turnover" in the #80-120 ranking range (where many Slam debutantes are ranked at the time of their first GS MD) is now much faster than it was back then.

And three of them were already seeded just a year later. Not bad at all...
 
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OP: edited to add info about Hrdinova's debut at Wimbledon. I'll see if I can begin editing in updated info on the other player's career best rankings and about those who made their career best performance at this year's Wimbledon as well.

USO entry list is out and there are no debutantes in the MD list. Lapushchenkova may still make it in, though.
 
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Possible Slam debutantes already in the qualifying round, and their opponents, if known:

Pivovarova (vs M. Johansson)
Lapushchenkova (vs WC Ahn)
WC Ahn (vs Lapushchenkova)
Vögele
Silva (vs Vinci)
Dzehalevich (vs de los Rios)
Larsson (vs Shvedova)
Coin
Bratchikova (vs Glatch)
Larcher de Brito (vs Olaru)
Duque Mariño (vs Camerin)

Ahn vs Lapushchenkova means we're sure to have at least one debutante.
 
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