Georgian top seed Anna Tatishvili will play in tournament as No.4 rank tennis player which will be underway in the U.S.A (prize money 75 000 ). Most Georgian players are competing in tournament which is being held in the city of Georgia, Telavi (prize money 25 000). Qualifying matches have already finished in Telavi, but none of hosts could go through the main wrap.
No. 1st ranked Paula Kania of Poland beat Barbare Eristavi 0:6, 0:6, Victoria Yemelianova of Belarus beat the second ranked Tamar Chalaghadze of Georgia 0:6, 6:2, 2:6, Mariam Kurasbediani could not beat Sophia Susan of Hungary (rank 3) 0:6, 3:6; Ana Rapoporti (rank 5) of Russia beat Tamar Komakhidze- 3:6, 1:6; Nino Sujashvili could not manage to beat Natela Dzalamadze who represents Russia- 3:6, 1:6, Vladislava Kuzmenkova beat Tamar Tskhakaia – 6:4, 6:3. The only Georgian who went through qualifying round is Ekaterina Tsiklauri, but she represents Russia.
In the main wrap, the first ranked Oksana Kalashnikova meets Jew Yulia Glushko, Maka Chakhnashvili ( rank 2) faces off Agnes Satmari of Romania, Sopho Shapatava (rank 5) plays against country fellow Sopho Kvatsbaia, Tatia Mikadze (rank 6) meets Anjelica Van der Meet of Netherland. AS for Ana Jikia, she meets Melanie Klafren of Austria (rank 4), Ekaterine Gorgadze plays against Russian Ana Rapoporti, Diana Davitaia against Victoria Yemelianova of Belarus, Manana Shafakidze face offs Aliona Sotnikova of Ukraine.
In Couple tournament first rating owner Kalashnikova and Austrian Klafener play against Yegiolka and Kava of Poland, Mikadze and Shapatava (rank 3)- Babilina Machaidze and Sujashvili, Chakhnashvili and Kvatsbaia- Shapakadze and Dzalamadze (represents Russia), Chalaghadze and Barbare Eristavi- Russian Rapototi and Yemelianova of Belarus, Gorgadze and Jew Glushko- Ukrainian Kapshai and Romanian Shatmari, as for Jikia and Aremnian Amiraghyan they play against the Dutch Harmsen and Van der Meet.
In renewed WTA rating, Georgian 20-year-old Ana Tatishvili is still top seed of Georgia. She gathered 436 points and from 154th place she advanced to 152nd place. After Quebec couple tournament, where she managed to go though the semifinal, she advanced with 5 positions in couple ranking. She gained 650 points and advanced to the 114th place.
In single ranking there are 9 Georgian girls: 152 (154) Ana Tatishvili- 436 points; 189 (192) Oksana Kalashnikova- 306; 228(235). Maka Chakhnashvili -230; 279(276). Sopho Shapatava- 177; 289(281). Tatia Mikadze- 170; 398(400). Sopho Kvatsbaia - 90; 471(472). Manana Shafakidze- 66; 570(566). Ekaterine Gorgadze- 46; 1063(1066). Ana Jikia-4.
In ATP rating Nikoloz Basilashvili is on the 860th place with 12 points, this week he participates in the tournament (prize money 10 000 ) which is underway in the state of U.S.A, California.
860 (875). Nikoloz Basilashvili – 12 points; 884 (890). Lado Chikhladze– 10; 1593 (1334). Lazere Kukhalashvili – 1;