The '20 to Watch'

At the start of 2013, I posted a series of articles focusing on twenty of the most promising teenagers in the WTA and their hopes and ambitions for the coming year. Here, you can keep an eye on how they are doing. The list will be updated weekly with their latest performances, and their current tournament (the links to the original articles available at the bottom of the page):

1. Anett Kontaveit (EST)

Initial World Ranking: 439
Current World Ranking: 431 (↑8)
2013 Record: 12-5
2013 Titles: 1 ($10k Marathon)
Last Tournament: ITF $10k Marathon, Greece (F win against Lucy Brown 6-4, 6-7, 6-3)

Current Tournament: N/A



2. Donna Vekic (CRO)

Initial World Ranking: 109
Current World Ranking: 79 (↑30)
2013 Record: 10-5
2013 Titles: 1 ($50k Istanbul)
Last Tournament: WTA Madrid (Q loss to Chanelle Scheepers 7-6, 6-2)

Current Tournament: N/A


3. Carina Witthoeft (GER)

Initial World Ranking: 223
Current World Ranking: 214 (↑9)
2013 Record: 8-4
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $25k Wiesbaden, Germany (R16 loss to Olga Savchuk 2-6, 6-0, 7-6)

Current Tournament: N/A




4. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

Initial World Ranking: 144
Current World Ranking: 93 (↑51)
2013 Record: 13-9
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Charleston (QF loss to Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-1)

Current Tournament: WTA Strasbourg



5. Monica Puig (PUR)

Initial World Ranking: 134
Current World Ranking: 85 (↑55)
2013 Record: 21-13
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $100k Prague, Czech Republic (QF loss to Lucie Safarova 6-7, 6-4, 6-2)

Current Tournament: N/A



6. Annika Beck (GER)

Initial World Ranking: 78
Current World Ranking: 62 (↑16)
2013 Record: 7-12
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $100k Prague, Czech Republic (R32 loss to Alexandra Cadantu 6-1, 6-4)

Current Tournament: WTA Strasbourg




7. Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

Initial World Ranking: 1077
Current World Ranking: 343 (↑734)
2013 Record: 16-6
2013 Titles: 1 ($10k Frauenfeld)
Last Tournament: ITF $100k Prague, Czech Republic (R32 loss to Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4, 6-4)

Current Tournament: N/A



8. Alison van Uytvanck (BEL)

Initial World Ranking: 232
Current World Ranking: 163 (↑69)
2013 Record: 20-7
2013 Titles: 2 ($25k Andrezieux-Boutheon, $25k Chiasso)
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Saint-Gaudens (R16 loss to Sharon Fichman 6-3, 6-4)

Current Tournament: WTA Brussels



9. Taylor Townsend (USA)

Initial World Ranking: 502
Current World Ranking: 344 (↑158)
2013 Record: 2-6
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Brussels (Q loss to Mallory Burdette 6-4, 7-6)

Current Tournament: N/A


10. Irina Khromacheva (RUS)

Initial World Ranking: 190
Current World Ranking: 228 (↓38)
2013 Record: 6-8
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Brussels (Q loss to Melanie Oudin 6-1, 6-0)

Current Tournament: N/A



11. Daria Gavrilova (RUS)

Initial World Ranking: 208
Current World Ranking: 144 (↑64)
2013 Record: 9-11
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Saint-Gaudens, France (R32 loss to Alison van Uytvanck 6-1, 7-6)

Current Tournament: N/A


12. Elina Svitolina (UKR)

Initial World Ranking: 114
Current World Ranking: 89 (↑25)
2013 Record: 14-9
2013 Titles: 1 ($75k Eilat)
Last Tournament: ITF $100k Prague, Czech Republic (R16 loss to Irina Falconi 7-5, 6-3)

Current Tournament: N/A




13. Sachia Vickery (USA)

Initial World Ranking: 381
Current World Ranking: 298 (↑83)
2013 Record: 15-9
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Indian Harbour Beach, USA (R16 loss to Alison Riske 6-3, 2-6, 6-3)

Current Tournament: N/A




14. Samantha Crawford (USA)

Initial World Ranking: 273
Current World Ranking: 219 (↑54)
2013 Record: 10-10
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $25k Raleigh, USA (SF loss to Asia Muhammed 6-2, 7-5)

Current Tournament: N/A



15. Francoise Abanda (CAN)

Initial World Ranking: 611
Current World Ranking: 607 (↑4)
2013 Record: 0-1
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $25k Innisbrook, USA (R32 loss to Beatriz Garcia-Vidagany 6-1, 6-1)

Current Tournament: N/A



16. Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)

Initial World Ranking: 234
Current World Ranking: 283 (↓49)
2013 Record: 1-4
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Istanbul, Turkey (R32 loss to Kristyna Pliskova 1-6, 7-6, 6-1)

Current Tournament: N/A




17. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)

Initial World Ranking: 183
Current World Ranking: 185 (↓2)
2013 Record: 8-7
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $25k Pelham, USA (SF loss to Kurumi Nara 1-6, 6-4, 6-4)

Current Tournament: N/A



18. Madison Keys (USA)

Initial World Ranking: 138
Current World Ranking: 59 (↑79)
2013 Record: 18-10
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Rome (Q loss to Mallory Burdette 3,6 6-4, 6-1)

Current Tournament: N/A




19. Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

Initial World Ranking: 200
Current World Ranking: 151 (↑49)
2013 Record: 16-9
2013 Titles: 1 ($25k Civitavecchia)
Last Tournament: ITF $100k Prague, Czech Republic (R32 loss to Misaki Doi 6-1, 6-1)

Current Tournament: N/A


20. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

Initial World Ranking: 124
Current World Ranking: 105 (↑19)
2013 Record: 13-13
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Rome (Q loss to Anabel Medina Garrigues 4-6, 7-6, 7-5)

Current Tournament: WTA Brussels

Links to Original Articles

Part 1: Kontaveit, Vekic, Witthoeft, Bouchard and Puig
Part 2: Beck, Siniakova, van Uytvanck, Townsend, Khromacheva
Part 3: Gavrilova, Svitolina, Vickery, Crawford, Abanda
Part 4: Gasparyan, Barty, Keys, Schmiedlova, Putintseva