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US Open Wild Cards Announced
The USTA announced on Wednesday the eight players that have been awarded wild cards for the 2005 US Open.
Those players are Mary Gambale (Billerica, Mass.), Alexa Glatch (Newport Beach, Calif.), Carly Gullickson (Boca Raton, Fla.), Ashley Harkleroad (Chickamauga, Ga.), Angela Haynes (Compton, Calif. - pictured), Jessica Kirkland (Dayton, Ohio), Shenay Perry (Coral Springs, Fla.) and Chanda Rubin (Lafayette, La.).
The US Open, the year's final Grand Slam tournament, begins on August 29th at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
Gambale, 16, earned her wild card by winning the 2005 USTA Girls' 18s National Championship last weekend in San Jose, Calif. She lost only one set in seven matches en route to her second national title, defeating Glatch in the final Sunday, 7-6 (8 ), 5-7, 6-1. Gambale also captured the 2002 USTA Girls' 14s Spring National Championship. Ranked No. 243, Gambale is currently the youngest American ranked in the Top 300 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
Glatch, 15, was runner-up to Gambale at the USTA Girls' 18s, and finished third at the event last year at the age of 14. She is currently ranked No. 12 in the ITF World Junior Rankings, having won the USTA International Spring Championships - The Easter Bowl and the Malaysian International Championships. She is currently No. 462 in the WTA Tour Rankings.
Gullickson, 18, reached a career-high ranking of No. 182 on the WTA Tour last week. She won her first pro singles title at the USTA Pro Circuit $50,000 event in Charlottesville, Va., in May. In 2003, she became the youngest player ever to represent the United States at the Pan Am Games and made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon as a qualifier.
Harkleroad, 20, is currently No. 142 in the WTA Tour Rankings. In April, she began her comeback on the USTA Pro Circuit after a nine-month break from the game. This summer, she advanced through qualifying to reach the main draw at Wimbledon and won two USTA Pro Circuit events - a $75,000 event in Washington, D.C., and a $50,000 event in Louisville, Ky. Harkleroad, a former top 40 player, reached the final of the WTA Tour event in Auckland last year.
Haynes, 20, is currently No. 97 on the WTA Tour, tying her career-high ranking that she first earned in April. She was ranked No. 112 at the time of the US Open entry deadline, missing direct entry by seven places. Last year, Haynes reached the third round of the US Open after receiving a wild card entry into the main draw. She made her debut at each of the other three Grand Slams this year.
Kirkland, 17, is currently No. 178 in the WTA Tour Rankings. She reached a career-high No. 151 in March after reaching the fourth round at Indian Wells. Kirkland reached the girls' singles final at last year's US Open and had an outstanding year at junior events in 2004, winning the USTA Girls' 18s National title, the USTA Winter International Championships and the Orange Bowl International.
Perry, 21, is currently No. 126 in the WTA Tour Rankings, having been limited by injuries in her right ankle and knee this year. She posted her best finish at a Grand Slam when she reached the third round of Wimbledon this year. Perry earned a career-high ranking of No. 69 in November after winning her third USTA Pro Circuit $50,000 event of 2004.
Rubin, 29, the winner of seven WTA Tour singles titles, has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world. She is currently No. 204 in the WTA Tour Rankings, having played a limited schedule since last year's US Open due to a recurring left knee injury which required surgery last fall. Rubin represented the United States in Fed Cup in 1995-97, 1999, 2003-04, and was a member of the U.S. Olympic tennis team in 1996 and 2004, and the U.S. Pan Am Games team in 1995.
In addition, eight women were also awarded wild cards to the qualifying tournament. They are Megan Bradley (22, Miami), Madison Brengle (15, Dover, Del.), Julia Cohen (16, Philadelphia), Vania King (16, Long Beach, Calif.), Raquel Kops-Jones (22, Fresno, Calif.), Krysty Marcio (16, Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Pauline Parmentier (19, France), Tara Snyder (28, Wichita, Kan.) and Neha Uberoi (19, Boca Raton, Fla.).
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The USTA announced on Wednesday the eight players that have been awarded wild cards for the 2005 US Open.
Those players are Mary Gambale (Billerica, Mass.), Alexa Glatch (Newport Beach, Calif.), Carly Gullickson (Boca Raton, Fla.), Ashley Harkleroad (Chickamauga, Ga.), Angela Haynes (Compton, Calif. - pictured), Jessica Kirkland (Dayton, Ohio), Shenay Perry (Coral Springs, Fla.) and Chanda Rubin (Lafayette, La.).
The US Open, the year's final Grand Slam tournament, begins on August 29th at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
Gambale, 16, earned her wild card by winning the 2005 USTA Girls' 18s National Championship last weekend in San Jose, Calif. She lost only one set in seven matches en route to her second national title, defeating Glatch in the final Sunday, 7-6 (8 ), 5-7, 6-1. Gambale also captured the 2002 USTA Girls' 14s Spring National Championship. Ranked No. 243, Gambale is currently the youngest American ranked in the Top 300 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
Glatch, 15, was runner-up to Gambale at the USTA Girls' 18s, and finished third at the event last year at the age of 14. She is currently ranked No. 12 in the ITF World Junior Rankings, having won the USTA International Spring Championships - The Easter Bowl and the Malaysian International Championships. She is currently No. 462 in the WTA Tour Rankings.
Gullickson, 18, reached a career-high ranking of No. 182 on the WTA Tour last week. She won her first pro singles title at the USTA Pro Circuit $50,000 event in Charlottesville, Va., in May. In 2003, she became the youngest player ever to represent the United States at the Pan Am Games and made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon as a qualifier.
Harkleroad, 20, is currently No. 142 in the WTA Tour Rankings. In April, she began her comeback on the USTA Pro Circuit after a nine-month break from the game. This summer, she advanced through qualifying to reach the main draw at Wimbledon and won two USTA Pro Circuit events - a $75,000 event in Washington, D.C., and a $50,000 event in Louisville, Ky. Harkleroad, a former top 40 player, reached the final of the WTA Tour event in Auckland last year.
Haynes, 20, is currently No. 97 on the WTA Tour, tying her career-high ranking that she first earned in April. She was ranked No. 112 at the time of the US Open entry deadline, missing direct entry by seven places. Last year, Haynes reached the third round of the US Open after receiving a wild card entry into the main draw. She made her debut at each of the other three Grand Slams this year.
Kirkland, 17, is currently No. 178 in the WTA Tour Rankings. She reached a career-high No. 151 in March after reaching the fourth round at Indian Wells. Kirkland reached the girls' singles final at last year's US Open and had an outstanding year at junior events in 2004, winning the USTA Girls' 18s National title, the USTA Winter International Championships and the Orange Bowl International.
Perry, 21, is currently No. 126 in the WTA Tour Rankings, having been limited by injuries in her right ankle and knee this year. She posted her best finish at a Grand Slam when she reached the third round of Wimbledon this year. Perry earned a career-high ranking of No. 69 in November after winning her third USTA Pro Circuit $50,000 event of 2004.
Rubin, 29, the winner of seven WTA Tour singles titles, has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world. She is currently No. 204 in the WTA Tour Rankings, having played a limited schedule since last year's US Open due to a recurring left knee injury which required surgery last fall. Rubin represented the United States in Fed Cup in 1995-97, 1999, 2003-04, and was a member of the U.S. Olympic tennis team in 1996 and 2004, and the U.S. Pan Am Games team in 1995.
In addition, eight women were also awarded wild cards to the qualifying tournament. They are Megan Bradley (22, Miami), Madison Brengle (15, Dover, Del.), Julia Cohen (16, Philadelphia), Vania King (16, Long Beach, Calif.), Raquel Kops-Jones (22, Fresno, Calif.), Krysty Marcio (16, Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Pauline Parmentier (19, France), Tara Snyder (28, Wichita, Kan.) and Neha Uberoi (19, Boca Raton, Fla.).
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