Published
Dec. 18, 2016

Maria Sharapova and Monica Puig in Puerto Rico

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Week of
Dec. 12-17, 2016

Women's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

No WTA Tournaments scheduled


Men's Tour - Executive Tournament Summaries

No ATP Tournaments scheduled



David Berens "Break Point"

TENNIS CLUB BUSINESS
Frank Giampaolo "Tennis Parent's Bible" 2nd Ed.

Marshall Jon Fischer "A Terrible Splendor"

2015/2016
Mike VanZutphen "Tennis Management" 

Becky Gunn Holmes "Totally Tennis For Me"

BOOK REVIEWS
Joe Parent / Bill Scanlon "ZEN Tennis" 

Bill Patton "The Art of Coaching High School Tennis"

WTATP Tour Notes
Rocky Lang "Learn Your Game"



 



No WTA Tournaments scheduled

No ATP Tournaments scheduled



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WTA Women's Rankings as of December 18, 2016
Singles:
Unchanged
Doubles: Unchanged

 

No.
SINGLES

POINTS
 

No.
 DOUBLES

POINTS

1
Kerber, Angelique

9080
 

1
Mirza, Sania

8135

2
Williams, Serena

7050
 

2
Garcia, Caroline

7920

3
Radwanska, Agnieszka

5600
 

2
Mladenovic, Kristina

7920

4
Halep, Simona

5228
 

4
Hingis, Martina

7810

5
Cibulkova, Dominika

4875
 

5
Mattek-Sands, Beth.

7805

6
Pliskova, Karolina

4600
 

6
Vesnina, Elena

6715

7
Muguruza, Garbine

4236
 

7
Safarova, Lucie

6501

8
Keys, Madison

4137
 

8
Makarova, Ekaterina

6220

9
Kuznetsova, Svetlana

4115
 

9
Hlavackova, Andrea

4460

10
Konta, Johanna

3640
 

9
Hradecka, Lucie

4330


ATP Men's Rankings as of December 18, 2016
Singles: Unchanged
Doubles: Unchanged

 

No.
SINGLES

POINTS
 

No.
 DOUBLES

POINTS

1
Andy Murray

12685
 

1
Nicolas Mahut

8550

2
Novak Djokovic

11780
 

2
Pierre-Hugues Herbert

7935

3
Milos Raonic

5450
 

3
Bruno Soares

7760

4
Stan Wawrinka

5315
 

4
Jamie Murray

7675

5
Kei Nishikori

4905
 

5
Bob Bryan

6590

6
Marin Cilic

3650
 

5
Mike Bryan

6590

7
Gael Monfils

3625
 

7
Henri Kontinen

5590

8
Dominic Thiem

3415
 

8
Marcelo Melo

5460

9
Rafael Nadal

3300
 

9
John Peers

5450

10
Tomas Berdych

3060
 

10
Marc Lopez

4775


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TOP LEVEL HEADLINE

Maria Sharapova and Monica Puig in Puerto Rico

#MonicaPuigInvitational

@Tennis - Maria Sharapova told the crowd in San Juan last night that she'll retire "in 10 years."
via @brad_kallet

@MonicaAce93 - Lets do this @MariaSharapova !!!
Puerto Rico, we're relaxed and ready to go! Hope you all enjoy the show tonight!

Photo: Monica Puig

@MonicaAce93 - About last night... #MonicaPuigInvitational

Photo: Monica Puig

@wesupportmasha - 'She is a great example for tennis.' -
@MonicaAce93 on @MariaSharapova #MonicaPuigInvitational

Photo: We Support Maria

@TennisChannel - @MonicaAce93 def. @MariaSharapova 6-3, 1-6, 10-6
in the inaugural #MonicaPuigInvitational

Photo: Tennis.com

@MonicaAce93 - @MariaSharapova thanks for giving me the opportunity to get to
know you these days, showing you my home and all the laughs! We did it!

Photo: Monica Puig

@tatiana_arzuaga - OMGGG @mariasharapova Thank you so much the best day
of my life, dreams come true !!! #myfavoritetennisplayer #WELOVEYOUMARIA

Photo: Tatiana Arzuaga

@JJlovesTennis - A festive end to a great evening:
@MariaSharapova enjoying the closing ceremony in San Juan

Photo: Jimmie48 Photography / IMG Tennis

Indian Wells, London-Queen's, Stockholm & Winston-Salem Voted 2016 ATP World Tour Tournaments Of The Year
The ATP has announced the Tournaments of the Year in the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon, with the BNP Paribas Open
and Aegon Championships joined by the If Stockholm Open and Winston-Salem Open as the most favoured ATP World Tour events in their respective
tournament categories.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/atp-world-tour-tournaments-of-the-year-2016-announced

Photo: Getty Images

Dinara Safina: "I want to help others get to where I was"
Former No.1 Dinara Safina hung up her racquets back in 2011, but the Russian legend is back on the tennis court
and taking on a new coaching role in New York City.
http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/6159479/title/dinara-safina-%3Fi-want-to-help-others-get-to-where-i-was%3F

Photo: Getty Images

@ATPWorldTour - Relive the most entertaining moments of the 2016 #ATP season with our Hot Shot countdown. Watch: http://vxl.me/jfA16B

Photo: Tennis TV

@ATPWorldTour - @RafaelNadal has added countryman and former World No. 1 @Charlymoya to his coaching team. Read: http://bit.ly/2hKpVd6 #atp #tennis

Photo: Getty Images

@Tennis - John McEnroe tells @WFAN660 that @andyroddick would be in the Top 20 if he still played. |
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/12/john-mcenroe-powershares-andy-roddick-still-top-20-federer-nadal/62857/ … via @brad_kallet

Photo: Tennis.com

@DjokerNole - Thanks for keeping me on time all these years @seikowatches I look forward to another 4 trips around the Sun with you guys! #honoured

Photo: Novak Djokovic

@ATPWorldTour - It's here! Our stars spread holiday cheer in this year's #ATP holiday card (+ some surprise messages!).
Watch: http://vxl.me/oeRScg Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Andy Murray and 7 others

Photo: ATP World Tour

@ATPWorldTour - Happy birthday, Stan Smith! What's your favourite memory of the American legend? View Profile: http://bit.ly/2gZuvU3

Photo: ATP World Tour

@AustralianOpen - That's right @AngeliqueKerber, there's just one month to go! Book your spot: http://bit.ly/AO17Tickets #ausopen

Photo: Australian Open

@tennisafrica1 - Attend a tennis training session with @milosraonic at Montecarlo Country Club; charity auction on https://www.charitystars.com/tag/tennis-for-africa-en

Photo:ATP World Tour

@ChrissieEvert - Still filled with sadness... Alan... He was in rare form tennis wise and radiated happiness at my charity event...

Photo: Chrissie Evert

@Tennis - Andre Agassi has left a lasting legacy beyond the tennis court, with @AgassiPrep and the @AAFforE. By @SteveTignor: http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/12/andre-agassi-has-left-lasting-legacy-beyond-tennis-court/62432/

Photo: Tennis.com

@Sugarpova - Did You Know that today is National Chocolate Covered Day?
Which @Sugarpova gummy would you like to see covered in chocolate? #Sugarpova

Photo: Sugarpova

@livetennis - The 2017 Australian Open could be make-or-break for some of the WTA Tour's younger stars ... Read more > http://bit.ly/AO2017Women

Photo: Live Tennis

@Tennis - Serena's crop top Down Under ended up a fashion miss, but at least it was something different: http://bit.ly/2gXjXZv

Photo: Tennis.com

@luciahoff - I like seeing @NickKyrgios , 21 in the news for the right reasons, as he's becoming one of best servers #tennis http://bit.ly/2gKss5u

Photo: Getty Images

 

 


 

 

Tournament abbreviations

WC
= wildcard (given by the tournament to a player that could not get in on their ranking, or did not enter in time.

PR = protected ranking. This is used when a player has been out for a certain period of time due to injury (I think it's at least 6 months) and their ranking slips down to where they wouldn't get in on their current ranking.

Q = Qualifier.

A = Alternate. Used in qualifying when a player withdraws before their first match. Also used in main draw if there was no qualifying draw and the draw was full before the player withdrew.

LL = Lucky loser. A player that loses in qualifying (usually the final round unless none of the final round losers sign the lucky loser list) and gets into main draw when a main draw player withdraws before their first match.

SE = Special exempt. A player who signed into qualifying of a tournament, but was still playing in the previous week's tournament at the time the qualifying draw was done. This player can get a special exempt into the main draw the following week.

 

 

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