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Elriani, Abdel Kawy, Stoehr Gain in Strength of USA events.
London, Jan 31, 2004 by Howard Harding © 2005, photos © Debra Tessier and SquashTalk © 2004
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| Linda Elriani Moves up to #5 after two USA wins in 2 weeks © 2005 David Barry |
Abdel
Kawy Soars to #7; Stoehr to #15
Linda
Elriani, Omneya Abdel Kawy, and Isabelle Stoehr all made January rankings
gains on the strength of performance in WISPA's annual USA January swing.
Omneya Abdel Kawy, 19, from Cairo, set off at a blistering pace in the USA this year - winning the Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Open in Rye, then reaching the finals of both the Greenwich Open and Dayton Open in Ohio to celebrate her eighth appearance in a WISPA final in her short career.
The Egyptian teenager consequently leaps three places
to a career-high No7.
A month after the absence of English representation in the world top five
for the first time in living memory, Linda Elriani restores order by marking
her return to the No5 position. The 32-year-old from Eastbourne in Sussex
showed that there are few players that can still live with her pace and
experience by claiming two WISPA titles in January.
After retaining her title in the Greenwich Open, Elriani beat Abdel Kawy for the second time in a week in the final of the Dayton Open to lift her 14th WISPA trophy since 1993.
Most of the rest of the top ranking positions remained stable, as many of the world's top players saw little action in January. The next event to draw all the top players will be the Women's Tournament of Champions in New York in February.
WISPA World Women's Rankings, Feb 1 2005:
1 [1] Rachael
Grinham AUS
2 [2] Vanessa Atkinson NED
3 [3] Natalie Grinham AUS
4 [4] Nicol David MAS
5 [6] Linda Elriani ENG
6 [5] Natalie Grainger USA
7 [10] Omneya Abdel Kawy EGY
8 [8] Jenny Tranfield ENG
9 [7] Rebecca Macree ENG
10 [9] Vicky Botwright ENG
11 [12] Jenny Duncalf ENG
12 [11] Fiona Geaves ENG
13 [13] Shelley Kitchen NZL
14 [14] Madeline Perry IRL
15 [16] Isabelle Stoehr FRA
16 [17] Rebecca Chiu HKG
17 [15] Tania Bailey ENG
18 [20] Pamela Nimmo SCO
19 [19] Annelize
Naude NED
20 [18] Stephanie
Brind ENG
OTHER AMERICAS PLAYERS IN TOP 100 AS OF FEB 1 2005:
22 [22] Latasha
Khan USA
32 [32] Runa Reta CAN
38 [41] Alana Miller CAN
40 [43] Katie Patrick CAN
41 [48] Samantha Teran MEX
46 [46] Melaine Jans Burke CAN
48 [47] Marnie Baizley CAN
51 [58] Tara Mullins CAN
56 [62] Meredith Quick USA
58 [57] Shabana Khan USA
61 [66] Lily Lorentzen USA
70 [67] Nicolette Fernandes GUY
76 [84] Louisa Hall USA
90 [97] Carlin Wing USA
95 [92] Ashley Clackson CAN
107 [110] Britt Hebden USA
109 [119] Michelle Quibell USA
110 [105] Ivy Pochoda USA
[complete rankings for February '05]
