Any futures players on these boards?
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goforgold99
Semi-Pro
I made a few GS finals before eventually winning Wimbledon. I ended up with 8 slam titles. That's right.....I'm Andre Agassi.
pff, i'm just trying to complete a career GS
edmondsm
Legend
pff, i'm just trying to complete a career GS
It's tough. That FO will kill ya. Stay away from the chicken dinner at the cafe around the corner from Roland Garros. That's what cost me those two finals.
tennisfanatic
Semi-Pro
I played qualifying matches at both wimby (3 times) and us open (2 times) with not much luck.... Last year and the year before that i almost qualified in US open and wimby... i tried once to qualify in French open but i got whip by an argentine quite easily...
Pro Tennis is not my luck so i'm concentrating now on my sports store business while whipping some ass on my tennis club...lol
Pro Tennis is not my luck so i'm concentrating now on my sports store business while whipping some ass on my tennis club...lol
Andres
G.O.A.T.
I thought the satellites have disappeared... how wrong am I?
adlis
Professional
I thought the satellites have disappeared... how wrong am I?
correct as of 01/01/07 satalites no longer exist. i presume the user is BS'ing for attention or just nieve.Who knows?
jmsx521
Hall of Fame
You mean qualifying for the US Open, Wimbledon and Roland Garros for men? You must've been top 2-300 in the world to get in the quallies!
Andres
G.O.A.T.
Don't pay attention to him!
How dare you paying attention to him!?
You should be ashamed of yourself!
Andres
G.O.A.T.
And that's why so many people in these boards believe they can go pro after picking up a racquet, playing for a year, and being 18 years old.
No. Tennis is even MORE selective than football, basketball or soccer.
jmsx521
Hall of Fame
Why... was it a joke?Don't pay attention to him!
How dare you paying attention to him!?
You should be ashamed of yourself!
Obviously you have to have talent, but if you want to enter tournaments and work your way up to the top, you can. Not many people get very far, but unlike football you do not play for a team, you do not get picked, you do it for yourself.
Andres
G.O.A.T.
jmsx521
Hall of Fame
"Anyone?" Are you kidding me Chris? I have tried to put enormous devotion to get in competitive shape and have been playing for many years... but don’t have the skill to match those talents on the tour. You can get physically strong & fit to equal the power and endurance of the pros, but to match their tennis/match/game/technique/consistency-playing skills takes a lot of talent!
keithchircop
Professional
a year ago there was someone here saying he was a 6.0 to 6.5 ==>
probably a load of crap.
probably a load of crap.
tennishead93
Semi-Pro
u have just described me. thanks
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
oh i didnt know. how come?
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
u have just described me. thanks
haha ill see you in the finals then **********
do you like bagels
lol...are you guys for real?
Tennis_Monk
Hall of Fame
I am not aware of any future's players on this board. However there are two players who are Ex-Pro's (ranked pretty high during their prime)
No..not Kirk Agassi. He is not good with computers to do posts.
No..not Kirk Agassi. He is not good with computers to do posts.
adlis
Professional
I am surprised that there is so few futures players or ranked pros on these boards considering this message board is directly linked from the atp website.
players trying to get that elusive 1 ranking point could tell alot of wannabes on TW who want to become a pro the amount of time and effort it takes to hack it on the the pro circuit.
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
I never played any futures quallies. Wish i had tried but starting tennis at 25 years old isn't really the best preparation for that.
There is a poster here (4 posts) that has 8 points. I'm not letting the cat out of the bag though, i'll leave that up to him.
There is a poster here (4 posts) that has 8 points. I'm not letting the cat out of the bag though, i'll leave that up to him.
Not a word of this is true.
Andres
G.O.A.T.
Don't be so harsh on him. Probably "Tennis is not my luck" is INDEED true
tennishead93
Semi-Pro
i like giving them out to people...i think of myself as a person who gives to charityhaha ill see you in the finals then **********
do you like bagels
tennishead93
Semi-Pro
210 internationals 06 yearend
sorry guys, my coach still calls them satellites he was top 800 in the world, and when he called them satellites i just assumed they were what he said, in saying that im quite shocked that i could be accused of bs-ing for attention to prove i am not would u like me to post a link as to which tournament im playing, i am playing the itfs in noumea and also lautoka in fiji
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
!!!!....thats awesome. its you isnt it
I wish it was me, i have over 1500 posts and 0 atp points. My friend, who will actually be playing on our #1 dubs team in our league tonite, has 4 posts and 8 atp points. Our summer dubs league is a pretty high level.
Thunderbrat
New User
ATP Success is the most difficult
Being a successful ATP player is probably more difficult than starring in the NBA, MLB, of NFL.
The reason is that only the top 100 players in the world or so make enough money to support the high costs of travel associated with chasing the tennis dream. Those players ranked 100-500 or so are incredibly talented. We're talking about guys that have been playing since they were 5, received full rides to schools or tennis acadamies and who consistently play futures events.
In the NBA, MLB, and NFL even third string players and scout team guys make a pretty decent living, allowing room for many hundreds of full time successful atheletes in these sports. (Not to mention the minor leagues etc.) Not so in tennis.
-Thunderbrat
Being a successful ATP player is probably more difficult than starring in the NBA, MLB, of NFL.
The reason is that only the top 100 players in the world or so make enough money to support the high costs of travel associated with chasing the tennis dream. Those players ranked 100-500 or so are incredibly talented. We're talking about guys that have been playing since they were 5, received full rides to schools or tennis acadamies and who consistently play futures events.
In the NBA, MLB, and NFL even third string players and scout team guys make a pretty decent living, allowing room for many hundreds of full time successful atheletes in these sports. (Not to mention the minor leagues etc.) Not so in tennis.
-Thunderbrat
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Mark Vessels
Guest
I play futures and satellites.
I HAVE ONE A SATELLITE EVENT TWO YEARS AGO IN tAMPA
I HAVE ONE A SATELLITE EVENT TWO YEARS AGO IN tAMPA
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
That's great, can you post a link to the draw? How many points do you currently have? When was the last future/satellite you played and when is the next futures (since there aren't satellites anymore).
Andres
G.O.A.T.
I thought you were 17. Or 15.
Ash, cut the crap. Are you still planning on going to Harvard? (or Harvard Med?)
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NebAce1
Guest
Yea you said that you were like 15, or 16. I remember two weeks ago you asked if there were any Central Floridian Juniors, becuase you were 16 and you wanted to meet one time.
adamvann
Rookie
How about a future futures player? Does that count. If so then, I'd like to include my unborn child, which my wife may or may not have. We haven't decided yet. Since it's my seed and I'm on the boards, then indirectly...I think you see where I'm going with this. But hey, it sounds as plausible as some of the posts in this thread so far, so why not.
Fee
Legend
So which one is your father, Bjorn99 or Heycal?
anchorsteamer
Rookie
I've been battling some futures lately but I must say it's tough to beat the tuesday doubles league with Granitechief....
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
Make that 5 posts.
Maybe i just have to work on making my calves more ginormous so that its actually tougher to beat me in the tuesday dubs league. My partner had ginormous calves but all that did was push the earth down just enough so that the other team made 5 let cord winners.
Anchorsteamer, looks like you won't have to worry about me taking ya out in the SB Open, cuz i'll still be in Kauai, HAHAHA!!
anchorsteamer
Rookie
2 futures in Hawaii in November...save a spot on the couch for me...we'll save the battle for the Leslie Allen tourney instead...
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