[jack21]

Thought it would be a bit of fun to run an Aussie championships with our top 32 players since 1990.
Players are selected via their highest ranking since the year 1990, for the purpose of the game we should assume that each player is at their career peak (or peak so far). It will run exactly like our usual games with voting taking place each 24 hours.

1)Samantha Stosur (4)
2) Jelena Dokic (4)
3) Alicia Molik (8)
4) Nicole Bradtke (24)
5) Jarmila Gajdosova (25)
6) Rachel Mcquillan (28)
7) Nicole Pratt (35)
8) Casey Dellacqua (39)
9) Kristine Radford-Kunce (45)
10) Annabelle Ellwood (57)
11) Kerry-Anne Guse (60)
12) Jo-Anne Faull (61)
13) Anastasia Rodionova (62)
14) Evie Dominikovic (64)
15) Rennae Stubbs (64)
16) Jenny Byrne (75)
17) Kristin Godridge (79)
18) Michelle Jaggard-Lai (83)
19) Louise Field (96)
20) Siobhan Drake-Brockman (107)
21) Sophie Ferguson (109)
22) Cindy Watson (131)
23) Jessica Moore (132)
24) Olivia Rogowska (132)
25) Bryanne Stewart (135)
26) Monique Adamczak (138)
27) Lisa McShea (139)
28) Sally Peers (145)

29) Christina Wheeler (147) (WC)
30) Sacha Jones (157)
31) Arina Rodionova (157)
32) Catherine Barclay (157)
33) Amanda Grahame (159)
34) Renee Reid (178)
35) Isabella Holland (179) (WC)
36) Mirelle Dittmann (197)
37) Shannon Golds (203)
38) Lauren Breadmore (221)
39) Bojana Bobusic (230) (WC)
40) Trudi Musgrave (239) (WC)
41) Melissa Beadman (242)
42) Sophie Letcher (253)
43) Kristen Van Elden (262)
44) Tiffany Welford (276)
45) Marija Mirkovic (276)
46) Beti Sekulovski (273)
47) Tammi Patterson (289)


R1 - Results

[1] Samantha Stosur (4) def. Siobhan Drake-Brockman (107) 6-2 6-2
(WC) Bojana Bobusic (230) lt. Jenny Byrne (75) 6-7(4) 4-6

[8] Casey Dellacqua (39) def. Cindy Watson (131) 6-4 6-2
Bryanne Stewart (135) lt. Olivia Rogowska (132) 5-7 5-7

(WC) Trudi Musgrave (239) lt. Annabelle Ellwood (57) 3-6 7-5 0-6
[4] Nicole Bradtke (24) d. Evie Dominikovic (64) 3-6 6-1 6-2

[5] Jarmila Gajdosova (25) lt. Monique Adamczak (138) 2-6 2-6
Anastasia Rodionova (62) def. Lisa McShea (139) 3-6 6-1 6-4

(WC) Christina Wheeler (147) def. Louise Field (96) 6-3 6-4
[3] Alicia Molik (8) def. Kristin Godridge (79) 6-2 6-0

[7] Nicole Pratt (35) def. Jo-Anne Faull (61) 6-3 6-4
Jessica Moore (132) lt. Kerry-Anne Guse (60) 2-6 4-6

Sally Peers (145) lt. Kristine Radford-Kunce (45) 3-6 5-7
[6] Rachel Mcquillan (28) def. Sophie Ferguson (109) 6-1 6-4

Michelle Jaggard-Lai (83) lt. Rennae Stubbs (64) 2-6 3-6
[2] Jelena Dokic (4) def. Isabella Holland (179) 6-2 6-2

R2 - Results

[1] Samantha Stosur (4) def. Jenny Byrne (75) 6-2 6-3
[8] Casey Dellacqua (39) def. Olivia Rogowska (132) 6-4 6-3

[4] Nicole Bradtke (24) def. Annabelle Ellwood (57) 6-3 7-5
Monique Adamczak (138) def. Anastasia Rodionova (62) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4

[3] Alicia Molik (8) def. (WC) Christina Wheeler (147) 6-4 7-5
[7] Nicole Pratt (35) def. Kerry-Anne Guse (60) 6-1 7-6(4)

[6] Rachel Mcquillan (28) def. Kristine Radford-Kunce (45) 6-1 7-6 (8-6)
[2] Jelena Dokic (4) def. Rennae Stubbs (64) 6-3 3-6 6-3

QF - Results

[1] Samantha Stosur (4) def. [8] Casey Dellacqua (39) 6-3 4-6 6-4
[4] Nicole Bradtke (24) def. Monique Adamczak (138) 6-3 6-3

[3] Alicia Molik (8) def. [7] Nicole Pratt (35) 6-1 6-3
[2] Jelena Dokic (4) lt. [6] Rachel Mcquillan (28) 3-6 7-6(4) 2-6

SF - Results

[1] Samantha Stosur (4) def. [4] Nicole Bradtke (24) 6-4 6-4
[3] Alicia Molik (8) def. [6] Rachel Mcquillan (28) 7-6(6) 1-6 6-4

Final - Result

[1] Samantha Stosur (4) def. [3] Alicia Molik (8) 4-6 6-3 6-3

[Daniel.]

Fun idea! I shall participate.

[ozfan44]

Siobhan Drake Brockman got as high as like 120ish...

[petey_pan]

Cool had no idea a few of them were ranked so high!

[Dani12]

Siobhan Drake-Brockman - 121
Kristina Kunce - 124
Kerry-Anne Guse - 62
Annabelle Ellwood - 58
Melissa Beadman - 242
Kristin Godridge - 124 (Later Hong Kong)
Amanda Grahame - 159
Nicole Bradtke - 69
Michelle Jaggard-Lai - 83
Louise Field - 48
Jenny Byrne - 49 (In the 80s) - 75 (highest in the 90s)
Mirelle Dittmann - 197

[AUSBOY]

How could you forget Mireille! hehe

Some of your career highs are wrong too!

Jenny Byrne (45)
Annabel Ellwood (57)
Jo-Anne Faull (61)
Louise Field (96)
Kristin Godridge (79)
Kerry-Anne Guse (60)
Rachel McQuillan (28)
Nicole Provis-Bradtke (24)
Kristine Radford-Kunce (45)
Gail Biggs 200?
Louise Pleming 289?
Siobhan Drake Brockman got to like 107?

Careers Highs in the 80's but they were all top 100 in 90's too
Elizabeth Smylie (20)
Janine Thompson (53)
Anne Minter (23)
Elizabeth Minter (66)

[TS]

Hmmm, this could get over stacked

Nice idea. Let's see if we can get a consensus on the career highs of the girls. Ausboy is correct with his. I think Siobhan got to 108...?

[louloubelle]

Using the players highest ranking in the nineties could be the way to go. So the gals from the 80's era would still be included.

If its too stacked then only include those that have played in a main draw of a slam.

[AUSBOY]

Kristin Van Elden - 257??
Catherine Barclay - 157??
Renee Reid?
Joanne Limmer
Kirrilly Sharpe
Jane Taylor - 131??
Danielle Jones
Tracey Morton
Kate McDonald

[Dani12]

Originally Posted by TS

Hmmm, this could get over stacked

Nice idea. Let's see if we can get a consensus on the career highs of the girls. Ausboy is correct with his. I think Siobhan got to 108...?

Hells if I know, I was just going off the ITF website

EDIT: Whoops my one for Louise Field was her doubles high.

[TS]

I think the ITF only goes back to a certain year with their records online (1997?). For example, Bradtke achieved her CH in 93 I think, so they wouldn't have that listed...and she definitely got to about 24 in the world.

ITF list Siobhan as getting to 121 in 1997, but I'm positive she got higher than that. *OK, just checked wta site and they list her CH as 109 in September 1997! Let's not trust the ITF site

[jack21]

Ok so here is the revised list:

1) Samantha Stosur (4)
2) Jelena Dokic (4)
3) Alicia Molik (8)
4) Jarmila Gajdosova (25)
5) Rachel Mcquillan (28)
6) Nicole Pratt (35)
7) Casey Dellacqua (39)
8) Kristine Radford-Kunce (45)
9) Annabelle Ellwood (57)
10) Kerry-Anne Guse (60)
11) Jo-Anne Faull (61)
12) Anastasia Rodionova (62)
13) Kerry-Anne Guse (62)
14) Evie Dominikovic (64)
15) Rennae Stubbs (64)
16) Nicole Bradtke (69)
17) Jenny Byrne (75)
18) Kristin Godridge (79)
19) Michelle Jaggard-Lai (83)
20) Louise Field (96)
21) Siobhan Drake-Brockman (107)
22) Sophie Ferguson (109)
23) Kristina Kunce (124)
24) Cindy Watson (131)
25) Jessica Moore (132)
26) Olivia Rogowska (132)
27) Bryanne Stewart (135)
28) Monique Adamczak (138)

29) Lisa McShea (139)
30) Sally Peers (145)
31) Christina Wheeler (147)
32) Sacha Jones (157)
33) Arina Rodionova (157)
34) Catherine Barclay (157)
35) Amanda Grahame (159)
36) Renee Reid (178)
37) Isabella Holland (179)
38) Mirelle Dittmann (197)
39) Shannon Golds (203)
40) Lauren Breadmore (221)
41) Bojana Bobusic (230)
42) Trudi Musgrave (239)
43) Melissa Beadman (242)
44) Sophie Letcher (253)
45) Kristen Van Elden (262)
46) Tiffany Welford (276)
47) Marija Mirkovic (276)
48) Beti Sekulovski (273)
49) Tammi Patterson (289)


The list isn't perfect but I think we've got all of the main girls in there.

We will have a quick vote for the WC spots. Post the 4 players for 29 to 49 that you want to see in the MD and I will tally them in 24 hours time (everyone gets one vote).

[jack21]

Mirelle Dittmann
Christina Wheeler
Amanda Grahame
Tiffany Welford

[TS]

You need to amend the list and put Nicole Bradtke ahead of Gajdosova.

Nicole's career high rank was 24.

[petey_pan]

Wheeler
Holland
Peers
Bobusic