[Martian KC]

I take it that players that have their 1st full year this year are considered rookies this year?<br />So can people confirm on which players had their first full year this year?<br />Daniela Hantuchova<br />Iroda Tulyaganova<br />Daja Bedanova<br />Lina Krasnoroutskaya<br />Nadia Petrova<br />Elena Bovina<br />Martina Sucha<br />Maja Matevzic<br />am I missing some other players?

 

[cynicole]

I think "Rookies" are players who made their WTA Tour debuts this year. Bedanova played some 16 events last year and was ranked 53. Tulyaganova played 21 and ranked 75. (NOTE: I doubt all those events were WTA Tour events.)

How do you define "First full year?" Do you mean they've been on the Tour for a full year or that they were eligible to play a full year's worth of events?

[ November 04, 2001: Message edited by: cynicole ]</p>

 

[Martian KC]

Meaning January to November.

 

[TheBoiledEgg]

to win Newcomer of the Year award you have to start the year outside top 100.

IMO so this is just down to either Lina or Daniela.

I would give it to Lina as she played under AER rules and had the better SLAM results

 

[Randy H]

yes, Krasnoroutskaya and Hantuchova are probably the only two with a realistic shot at this one.

Comparing their year, both have near equal stats, records are nearly the same, amount of wins over the bigger names...However, although I think Hantuchova is better personally, I think the award will probably go to Lina, because she does have a slightly better ranking, also impressive considering the age restriction, and also as mentioned, reaching the quarters of roland garros and 4th round of wimbledon was a good effort by her.