Re: Pick-A-Winner (PAW) #65 - ATP World Tour Finals 2011
PAW Entry List
Qualifiers (As of 14th November 2011)
Code:
SEED NAME___________________ NAT RACE RNK PTS
..1. Hellcat________________ GBR 4210
..2. qczi___________________ HUN 3085
..3. kondrashov_____________ RUS 2901
..4. Barlos_________________ GBR 2888
..5. n3gative_______________ CAN 2731
..6. jrm____________________ SLO 2645
..7. njnetswill_____________ USA 2449
..8. Frooty_Bazooty_________ IRL 2334
..9. MuriloBrasil___________ BRA 2319
.10. sdtoot_________________ GBR 2282
.11. purtov45_______________ RUS 2229
.12. Black Friday___________ CAN 1963
.13. wtatourfan_____________ BRA 1928
.14. robuś__________________ POL 1921
.15. Björki_________________ SWE 1885
.16. nickelS________________ RUS 1839
Alternates
Code:
SEED NAME___________________ NAT RACE RNK PTS
ALT1 Rik.___________________ NED 1791
ALT2 Shambritfan____________ GBR 1624
ALT3 Cava___________________ CZE 1618
PAW Player Profiles
(1) Hellcat (GBR)
~ Name : Chris
~ Second appearance at PAW WTF’s. (14th : 2010).
~ Career Titles (2) : Memphis 2011, Wimbledon 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : Memphis, Wimbledon.
~ Best Grand Slam Results in 2011 : 3rd Australian Open, 1st Wimbledon.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Novak Djokovic
~ Player Quote : ‘Wow! What a season for me. I haven't really changed anything from previous seasons, I guess I just won a few tournaments where maybe I was top 5 last year. Means nothing now though, start a fresh going in to WTF, good luck to all!’
(2) qczi (HUN)
~ Name : Peter
~ Second appearance at PAW WTF’s. (12th : 2010).
~ Career Titles (3) : Buenos Aires 2009, Australian Open 2011, US Open 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : Australian Open, US Open.
~ Best Grand Slam Results in 2011 : 1st Australian Open, 10th Roland Garros, 1st US Open.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Jürgen Melzer
~ Player Quote : ‘It's very easy : two Grand Slam titles and nothing else. My goal for this year was to finish in the top 16 again and it was never in real jeopardy after my great start in January, yet I feel a bit disappointed. Despite those two wins I never really had a chance for the no.1 ranking, because of my mediocre results in other tournaments. And thanks for running your farewell event Shaun!’
(3) kondrashov (RUS)
~ Name : Gennady
~ First appearance at PAW WTF’s.
~ Career Titles (3) : Metz 2010, Hamburg 2011, Valencia 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : Hamburg, Valencia.
~ Best Grand Slam Results in 2011 : 5th Australian Open, 7th Wimbledon, 5th US Open.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Jo-Wilfred Tsonga
~ Player Quote : ‘2011 is my best season so far. Last year I won a title. This year - two titles. So next season I'll have to win four titles.’
(4) Barlos (GBR)
~ Name : Paul
~ Second appearance at PAW WTF’s. (9th : 2010).
~ Career Titles (5) : St.Petersburg 2009, Stockholm 2010, Brisbane 2011, Santiago 2011, London Queens 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (3) : Brisbane, Santiago, London Queens.
~ Best Grand Slam Results in 2011 : 2nd Wimbledon, 4th US Open.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Andy Murray
~ Player Quote : ‘I'm very happy with my 2011 season! My aim was to win more titles & I've taken 3, as well as holding a top 5 ranking throughout the year.’
(5) n3gative (CAN)
~ Name : Adam
~ Fourth appearance at PAW WTF’s. (12th : 2007, 1st : 2009, 16th : 2010).
~ Career Titles (9) : US Open 2007, Warsaw 2008, Kitzbuhel 2009, MS Shanghai 2009, WTF 2009, Costa do Sauipe 2010, Marseille 2010, Costa do Sauipe 2011, Roland Garros 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : Costa do Sauipe, Roland Garros.
~ Best Grand Slam Results in 2011 : 1st Roland Garros, 8th US Open.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Jarkko Nieminen
~ Player Quote : ‘Fun as usual, just missed out on reaching my 10th title. Hellcat was an absolute beast this year and made everyone look bad. Didn't have enough time to help out with PAW management, I'll remedy that in 2012.’
(6) jrm (SLO)
~ Name : Tina, short for Valentina
~ Fifth appearance at PAW WTF’s. (6th : 2004, 8th : 2007, 13th : 2009, 2nd : 2010).
~ Career Titles (6) : s-Hert 2004, MS Cincinnati 2004, Metz 2007, Acapulco 2009, MS Montreal 2011, Stockholm 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : MS Montreal, Stockholm.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 3rd Wimbledon.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Tomas Berdych
~ Player Quote : ‘I went back and traced all my results in 2011: winning two tournaments, 12 placings in top10 and 14 top20 placings so you can tell it has been pretty awesome year (so far). And seeing that I have peanuts to defend until Barcelona, I might improve my career high in PAW (but I need to defend 2nd place here from 2010).’
(7) njnetswill (USA)
~ Name : Will
~ Fifth appearance at PAW WTF’s. (9th : 2005, 14th : 2007, 3rd : 2008, 8th : 2009).
~ Career Titles (6) : St.Petersburg 2005, New Haven 2007, MS Toronto 2008, Delray Beach 2009, MS Montreal 2009, MS Rome.
~ 2011 Titles (1) : MS Rome.
~ Best Grand Slam Results in 2011 : 7th Roland Garros, 9th Wimbledon.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Olivier Rochus
~ Player Quote : ‘My success started after the Australian Open, with 5 straight tournaments finishing in the top ten on native soil (San Jose, Memphis, Delray Beach, Indian Wells, and Miami). Highlight of the year was winning Rome, which was my first clay title after 7 years on the PAW tour.’
(8) Frooty_Bazooty (IRL)
~ Name : Tom
~ Fifth appearance at PAW WTF’s. (3rd : 2004, 12th : 2005, 15th : 2006, 3rd : 2007).
~ Career Titles (8) : MS Monte Carlo 2004, Newport 2004, Beijing 2004, Moscow 2004, Houston 2005, Stockholm 2007, Acapulco 2008, Washington 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (1) : Washington.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 4th Wimbledon.
~ Favourite ATP Player : David Nalbandian
~ Player Quote : ‘The main thing for me was winning my first tournaments in 3 years - that was my goal for this season. I did well in Wimbledon too, probably because I was at the tournament. Haven’t been able to play since September as I’ve been travelling so the end of my season has been pretty rubbish.’
(9) MuriloBrasil (BRA)
~ Name : Murilo
~ First appearance at PAW WTF’s.
~ Career Titles (1) : Moscow 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (1) : Moscow.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 9th Australian Open, 5th Wimbledon.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Thomaz Bellucci
~ Player Quote : ‘For a comeback season, it was wonderful! This season was irregular, but amazing!’
(10) sdtoot (GBR)
~ Name : Shaun
~ Third appearance at PAW WTF’s. (5th : 2009, 1st : 2010).
~ Career Titles (5) : Umag 2008, Metz 2009, MS Paris 2010, WTF 2010, St.Petersburg 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (1) : St. Petersburg.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 4th Roland Garros.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Andy Murray
~ Player Quote : ‘I’m very happy to qualify for the WTF’s for the third successive year. The highlight of my season was achieving the No.1 ranking in April. Work commitments next year mean that this will be my farewell PAW tournament for the foreseeable future, but I will hopefully try to manage one or two PAW tournaments again next year. Good luck everyone and best wishes for 2012.’
(11) purtov45 (RUS)
~ Name : Toviy
~ First appearance at PAW WTF’s.
~ Career Titles (2) : Doha 2011, Beijing 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : Doha, Beijing.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 9th Roland Garros.
~ Favourite ATP Player : David Ferrer
~ Player Quote : ‘My picks were pleasant employment, of ranking did not observe. There was pleasant unexpectedness a seat in the top-list. I hope, that I shall not leave it and in a following season!’
(12) Black Friday (CAN)
~ Name : Paul
~ Second appearance at PAW WTF’s. (3rd : 2010).
~ Career Titles (0) : -
~ 2011 Titles (0) : -
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 3rd US Open.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Roger Federer
~ Player Quote : ‘I had another really good season, I had some good results in big tournaments, but I still need to win that first title.’
(13) wtatourfan (BRA)
~ Name : Bruno
~ First appearance at PAW WTF’s.
~ Career Titles (2) : MS Indian Wells 2011, Bastad 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : MS Indian Wells, Bastad.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 18th Wimbledon.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Andy Murray
~ Player Quote : ‘I think I had a very successful season in PAW, because this is my first season. My biggest title was at Indian Wells and I'm so glad I made it to the Finals’.
(14) robuś (POL)
~ Name : Robert
~ Sixth appearance at PAW WTF’s. (7th : 2005, 12th : 2006, 5th : 2007, 8th : 2008, 10th : 2010)
~ Career Titles (11) : Indianapolis 2005, Umag 2005, Beijing 2005, Lyon 2005, Chennai 2006, Bastad 2006, Dubai 2007, Chennai 2008, Buenos Aires 2008, Halle 2008, Kitzbuhel 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (1) : Kitzbuhel.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 7th Australian Open.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Roger Federer
~ Player Quote : ‘This was another season of me being less active in the game. I've won only one tournament, in few others I had mediocre results, frankly speaking I played nothing special. My best years have passed, but qualifying to the Tour Finals again is certainly not helping with taking decision to leave.’
(15) Björki (SWE)
~ Name : Peggy
~ Sixth appearance at PAW WTF’s. (4th : 2005, 14th : 2006, 5th : 2008, 10th : 2009, 13th : 2010).
~ Career Titles (10) : Wimbledon 2005, MS Toronto 2006, MS Rome 2007, Rotterdam 2008, Stockholm 2008, Beijing 2009, MS Madrid 2010, London Queens 2010, Auckland 2011, Basel 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : Auckland, Basel.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 11th Wimbledon.
~ Favourite ATP Player : I don't have one. It was Jonas Björkman.
~ Player Quote : ‘Winning at least one title and playing the WTF is what I try to achieve every year. I did it again.’
(16) nickelS (RUS)
~ Name :
~ First appearance at PAW WTF’s.
~ Career Titles (2) : MS Miami 2011, Bangkok 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (2) : MS Miami, Bangkok.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 44th US Open.
~ Favourite ATP Player :
~ Player Quote :
(ALT1) Rik. (NED)
~ Name : Rik
~ One previous appearance at PAW WTF’s. (5th : 2010)
~ Career Titles (4) : Bastad 2008, Johannesburg 2010, Memphis 2010, Delray Beach 2010.
~ 2011 Titles (0) : -
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 2nd Australian Open, 3rd Roland Garros.
~ Favourite ATP Player :
~ Player Quote :
(ALT2) Shambritfan (GBR)
~ Name : Shamkey
~ First possible appearance at PAW WTF’s.
~ Career Titles (0) : -
~ 2011 Titles (0) : -
~ Best Grand Slam Results in 2011 : 8th Australian Open, 6th Wimbledon.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Andy Murray
~ Player Quote : ‘Never got anywhere near winning any tournaments since I'm still getting the risk and reward thing down. Wouldn't call it a solid season.. wasn't liquid either.. I'd say it was jelly like - fragile yet tasty.’
(ALT3) Cava (CZE)
~ Name : people call me Vik
~ First possible appearance at PAW WTF’s.
~ Career Titles (1) : Chennai 2011.
~ 2011 Titles (1) : Chennai.
~ Best Grand Slam Result in 2011 : 28th Australian Open.
~ Favourite ATP Player : Alexandr Dolgopolov
~ Player Quote : ‘This is my first season to play PAW. My first tournament was Chennai in Week 1, which I won. Beginner's luck as I haven't won since. This is my favorite game b/c it has the most strategy.’