How many females under 25 years of age have a 1HBH in the top 1000?

[Standaa]

is there even one? anyone knows?

I expect this thread to get lost in a matter of seconds amongst all those cancer Fedalovic fan war threads but I’ll try my luck

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

I know Gasparyan, who just turned 25 this month.

 

[topher]

Bump, because I'm interested but don't watch WTA enough to answer.

 

[Standaa]

I know Gasparyan, who just turned 25 this month.

thanx, we have one

 

[dropshotlikeitshot]

Mayo Hibi, 23 years old, ranked 272

 

[zipplock]

Teaching only a two-handed backhand has got to be one of the biggest failures in tennis. I understand that there are strengths and weaknesses with both, but basically eliminating 50% of the options for whole generations seems like a huge error.

 

[Standaa]

bump wee nead moar neims

 

[heninfan99]

3

 

[Red Rick]

bump wee nead moar neims

Maybe Shapovalov can get a sex change

We can finally get #nextgen winners.

2 umpires

One ball

 

[Standaa]

Maybe Shapovalov can get a sex change

We can finally get #nextgen winners.

2 umpires

One ball

try to be less funny and more useful

names names names

 

[Red Rick]

try to be less funny and more useful

names names names

Fun is my only use

 

[alexio]

Fun is my only use

красный ричард красный ричард спой нам песенку малыш

 

[Standaa]

it’s a crime against humanity that I can barely get two names

 

[megamind]

Can only think of one in atp - shapo , so it’s more or less the same on both sides of the fence

 

[megamind]

Teaching only a two-handed backhand has got to be one of the biggest failures in tennis. I understand that there are strengths and weaknesses with both, but basically eliminating 50% of the options for whole generations seems like a huge error.

Yea i never understood why not keep both in ur arsenal

Had to teach the 1 hander myself, because coaches thought it were better i focus on the 2 hander

I use the 2 hander about 80 pct of the time and 1 hander the rest

 

[Standaa]

Can only think of one in atp - shapo , so it’s more or less the same on both sides of the fence

you don’t know Tsitsipas?

and these two are in the top 20, I imagine there are more young guys in the top 1000 with a one hander

those two girls that have been named in this thread are basically nobodies

 

[topher]

Even looking at over 25, hard to find:

Carla Suárez Navarro, #46
Tatjana Maria , #85
Conny Perrin, #192
Mayo Hibi, #211

If you go all the way up to 1000 ranking, you might find a dozen, probably less.

 

[Standaa]

Carla Suárez Navarro, #46
Tatjana Maria , #85
Conny Perrin, #192
Mayo Hibi, #211

If you go all the way up to 1000 ranking, you might find a dozen.

Mayo Hibi has already been named and the other 3 are well above 25.

how did you find it though?

 

[megamind]

you don’t know Tsitsipas?

and these two are in the top 20, I imagine there are more young guys in the top 1000 with a one hander

those two girls that have been named in this thread are basically nobodies

With his abysmal US Open series, I forgot about him lol

 

[topher]

Mayo Hibi has already been named and the other 3 are well above 25.

how did you find it though?

I was looking at old lists where people asked similar questions and seeing if they were still in the top 250.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/active-wta-players-with-one-handed-backhands-list.616261/

 

[megamind]

World number 202, Ponchet has a 1hbh, she is 22

 

[megamind]

World number 294, Eraydan

 

[Standaa]

thanks, we’re at 4

 

[megamind]

World number 297, gerlach

She is 21

 

[megamind]

24 yr old Talaba (rank 300 something)

 

[Standaa]

wow, so I guess there are more of those in top 1000 than I thought.

it’s not surprising actually

top 1000 is a big enough number to not have at least 10 one handed backhands..

 

[topher]

Who are the men under 25 with OHBH? In the ATP top 50:

Tsitsipas
Shapavolov
Cristian Garín, #36

 

[megamind]

Who are the men under 25 with OHBH? In the ATP top 50:

Tsitsipas
Shapavolov
Cristian Garín, #36

Next after them is:
Chris Eubanks #188

 

[megamind]

tbh there aren’t that many top 200 players under 25 in either atp or wta to pick from

Most of that sge group is ranked lower

 

[Standaa]

means ATP should be grateful to have Shapo/Tsits in the spotlight cause otherwise there’d be no one handed backhands in sight for a casual viewers

 

[Hamnavoe]

Who are the men under 25 with OHBH? In the ATP top 50:

Tsitsipas
Shapavolov
Cristian Garín, #36

Garin doesn't have a one-handed backhand.

Lorenzo Musetti, this year's Australian Open junior champion and world no. 458, does, along with 23-year-old Austrian Lucas Miedler, currently ranked no. 262.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Teaching only a two-handed backhand has got to be one of the biggest failures in tennis. I understand that there are strengths and weaknesses with both, but basically eliminating 50% of the options for whole generations seems like a huge error.

How do you teach a 5 year-old girl a 1HBH? Is she supposed to use a 5-gram racket?

Maybe a 5 year-old female godzilla, but not a human.

 

[megamind]

How do you teach a 5 year-old girl a 1HBH? Is she supposed to use a 5-gram racket?

Maybe a 5 year-old female godzilla, but not a human.

Most 1hbh players learn it when they’re older

That’s ok

They still learn it though

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Most 1hbh players learn it when they’re older

That’s ok

They still learn it though

And re-learning a basic shot wastes a lot of time and is reliant on luck that the new shot will be as good or better. There is no guarantee when you start a new shot from scratch so late.

 

[megamind]

And re-learning a basic shot wastes a lot of time and is reliant on luck that the new shot will be as good or better. There is no guarantee when you start a new shot from scratch so late.

Think of it as a new shot

U aint relearning things really

 

[tennis24x7]

I forget the name of the young british player, she has a good one hander. I think she also had a spat with Ostapenko.

 

[zipplock]

How do you teach a 5 year-old girl a 1HBH? Is she supposed to use a 5-gram racket?

Maybe a 5 year-old female godzilla, but not a human.

Of course not, don't be ridiculous. However, when a kid is strong enough, they don't introduce the OHBH. Most you'll see is the chip/slice 2 hander that morphs into a 1 hander. They are basically saying "its not worth even trying to teach it since you started with a 2 hander". That's close minded. At the very least, introducing the OHBH when appropriate would strengthen that chip/slice game.

 

[Standaa]

How do you teach a 5 year-old girl a 1HBH? Is she supposed to use a 5-gram racket?

Maybe a 5 year-old female godzilla, but not a human.

I don’t get this

you don’t need strenght for a one-hander like everyone thinks

you play your FH with a one hand too so why should the backhand side be different?

in fact, you can get a bigger maximum speed with a one hander than a two hander

 

[pedro94]

Who are the men under 25 with OHBH? In the ATP top 50:

Tsitsipas
Shapavolov
Cristian Garín, #36

I’m very surprised no one mentioned Thiem at all yet He’s #5!

 

[pedro94]

I’m very surprised no one mentioned Thiem at all yet He’s #5!

Oh he’s 26 nevermind lol, my bad. I guess I’m thinking of him as one of the next gen when in fact he’s way past having the “being young” excuse

 

[topher]

I’m very surprised no one mentioned Thiem at all yet He’s #5!

Its because he's 26 and OP mentioned 25 yo cutoff. 1 year not a big difference though, I'd still consider him nextGen.

 

[megamind]

I’m very surprised no one mentioned Thiem at all yet He’s #5!

Older than 25, no?

 

[onehandbh]

 

[Lukhas]

Diane Parry, #277, has just turned 17 years old this month.

 

[Standaa]

Diane Parry, #277, has just 17 years old.

wow

what a weirdo playing with a one hander at 17 years old

who does she think she is?!

 

[40L0VE]

I forget the name of the young british player, she has a good one hander. I think she also had a spat with Ostapenko.

Naomi Broady (?)

 

[Tshooter]

Can only think of one in atp - shapo , so it’s more or less the same on both sides of the fence

What about that kid with the shoelace issues ?

 

[Red Rick]

I don’t get this

you don’t need strenght for a one-hander like everyone thinks

you play your FH with a one hand too so why should the backhand side be different?

in fact, you can get a bigger maximum speed with a one hander than a two hander

Agree you can hit harder with one hand. That's about degrees of freedom.

It takes a lot of strength to control a one handed backhand well though. You need a strong wrist and underarm especially if you don't have much time.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

I don’t get this

you don’t need strenght for a one-hander like everyone thinks

you play your FH with a one hand too so why should the backhand side be different?

in fact, you can get a bigger maximum speed with a one hander than a two hander

Yeah, the kiddie junior world is awash with 1HBHers because it's so easy for a child to swing with a racket in the BH side...

There's a reason 1HBH is becoming rare among men and even more rare among women. It has all to do with strength. Pros don't start tennis at the age of 15, way too late. Kids find it easier to play with two hands on the BH side, for obvious reasons related to laws of physics such as gravity.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Think of it as a new shot

U aint relearning things really

When I switched to a 2HBH - due to an injury - it took me a while to get a hang of it. It's like being asked to change your hand-writing.