Need Ironside's tips for the year.
Raducanu and Boulter both finish top 20, but not top 10.
Raducanu wins a WTA tournament at last.
Sonay Kartal gets to top 50.
Burrage back in top 100.
Draper breaks top 10
Jacob Fearnley gets to top 50
Billy Harris gets close, doesn't get there
Think Jack Pinnington Jones and Paul Jubb can get top 100.
So we finish the year with 5 men and 5 women in top 100 (proper gamble)? Don't know which over woman, hopefully Dart gets there/stays there. Armani Banks 150 or so?
Xu finishes top of Xu, Klugman and Stojsavljevic. Depends if any gets main draw at Wimbledon though?
Well this wasn't great, but some of it was just a year early, so will add some tips for 2026.
Raducanu and Boulter both finish top 20, but not top 10. Well this failed. Raducanu almost got there, and will be top 20 soon, as her points are weighted to later in the year. The last half of the year was disastrous for Boulter. Think she barely got a win,, so will go down further before recovering. Think she is still a top 30 player by ability, but will struggle to get there from 150 or wherever she bottoms out. Really needs a good run in the grass court season.
Raducanu wins a WTA tournament at last. Surely got to be 2026. She is improving again, and is even entering a 250 before the Aussie Open.
Sonay Kartal gets to top 50.
Burrage back in top 100.
Draper breaks top 10
Jacob Fearnley gets to top 50Three out of four here. Kartal picked up an injury, but should get back in the top 50 soon enough. Still improving. Draper looked a top 10 player all year, so should be ok to stay there if he shakes off his injury. Burrage barely played, and can't remember her playing well when she did. Still young enough to get back in the top 100. Not sure she will do it in 2026. Fearnley isn't likely to go much higher than 50?
Billy Harris gets close, doesn't get there
Think Jack Pinnington Jones and Paul Jubb can get top 100.
So we finish the year with 5 men and 5 women in top 100 (proper gamble)? Don't know which over woman, hopefully Dart gets there/stays there. Armani Banks 150 or so?Think Jack Pennington Jones gets top 100 this year and there are a raft of men around 200 or so. Will be surprised if we don't finish the year without 5 in the top 500. Pick any from Fery, Crawford, Loffhagen, Monday. Could even see Tarvet and Stewart getting there, and surely Lui Maxted is coming through to at least top 200 by the end of the year? Given up on Jubb. Maybe Liam Broady can get back too, inspired by Norrie's return to the top 30?
xu finishes top of Xu, Klugman and Stojsavljevic. Depends if any gets main draw at Wimbledon though?Don't think there is much between Xu and Stojsavljevic, but Xu is going to be top again as she is no longer limited in her tournaments, and Mika can't even play more than this year as she isn't a top 5 junior anymore. Think Klugman seems to be spending less time on tennis than those two, so will finish third. Mika was the highest ranked 16 year old a few days ago, but a birthday has done her
Banks doesn't get top 100, as has regressed a little, but Xu definitely can in 2026. Think Swan comes back near the top 100. She picked up 4 ITFs late last year, and seems in a happier place. Probably true of Dart too towards the end of the year. Don't know about Fran Jones. She is brilliant given her problems, but seems awful hard for her to keep fit. Rajecki probably the biggest underachiever. Seemed a decent shout last year, Ironside, but went nowhere really.
So think we get 5+ men in the top 100 at end 2026, but maybe 4 for women? Maybe Raducanu, Kartal, a rejuvenated Boulter and Xu. Will be massively pleased if Jones is still there, and delighted if Mika gets there with her limited schedule. Going for her and Maxted as the two to watch.
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