Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili moved to the 137th place in the renewed ranking of WTA (advanced with 43 positions), which is the best result in his career. Recall that the Georgian earned 110 points by winning the Raanana tournament (125 000 USD) and 390 points are in his active.
“First of all, I would like to congratulate you Palm Sunday. Thank you for support. I am glad that tennis has so many fans in Georgia. I am playing the next tournament in Napoli, Italy”, - commented Basilashvili on his Facebook page.
Also 125-thousand tournament is held in Napoli and the Georgian plays in the main draw. In the initial round, Basilashvili’s opponent will be one of the winners of qualification. In the doubles competition Basilashvili and Belarusian Alexander Burr face Chinese Mao-Xin and Hsie –Yin Peng of Taiwan.
Among women, Sopo Shapatava has the best result again. She occupies the 227th place with 204 points. Mariam Bolkvadze advanced with 43 positions, who won the Sharm El Sheikh tournament (10 000 USD).
227 (219). Sopo Shapatava – 204 points; 327 (327). Ekaterine Gorgodze – 110; 399 (401). Sopo Kvatsabaia – 80; 572 (520). Oksana Kalashnikova – 36; 659 (702). Mariam Bolkvadze – 27; 855 (858). Maka Chakhnashvili – 14; 1107 (1117). Tamar Kutubidze – 5; 1204 (1211). Tamar Chalaganidze – 3;
This week, Shapatava is in Medellin (Colombia) and will be involved in 50-thousand tournament. In the main draw, one of the qualification winners will be the opponent of Shapatava. In the doubles competition, Shapatava and Russian Marina Melnikova will play against Sepede Roig and Gonzales of Paraguay.
Sopo Kvatsabaia and Ekaterine Gorgodze participate in Chiasso tournament (Switzerland, 25 000 USD). Kvatsabaia involved in qualification and beat Italian Giada Cleric (4:6, 6:3, 6:2) and in the decisive round will face Czech Jessica Maletskova. As for Gorgodze, she plays in the main draw.
