Predict next year's final 8 b4 the end of '06 (from 2006)

[GVGirl]

In the vein of "predict the end of the year top Ten," predict the final 8 in the ATP masters race.

Details to follow...

Updating at 3:20 PM Eastern

I was cut off by a phone call so let me update. I meant ATP, but since I see WTA predictions, we'll take them.

The final 8 that qualify for the year end events, whether they play or not. LOL

[bea26]

In order?

I'll give it a go.

1. Sharapova
2. Henin-Hardenne
3. Mauresmo
4. Petrova
5. Clijsters
6. Kuznetsova
7. Davenport
8. Jankovic

[dryrunguy]

Just for clarification... The eight who qualify? Or the eight who actually show up?

Dry

[mmmm8]

In order?

I'll give it a go.

1. Sharapova
2. Henin-Hardenne
3. Mauresmo
4. Petrova
5. Clijsters
6. Kuznetsova
7. Davenport
8. Jankovic


Yeah....Bea, I know you like your girls, but I think GV Girl is talking about the ATP

[bea26]

Just for clarification... The eight who qualify? Or the eight who actually show up?

Dry

Oh, in that case:

1. Hingis
2. Schnyder
3. Schiavone
4. Bartoli
5. Perry
6. Pratt
7. Morigami
8. Frazier

[bea26]

In order?

I'll give it a go.

1. Sharapova
2. Henin-Hardenne
3. Mauresmo
4. Petrova
5. Clijsters
6. Kuznetsova
7. Davenport
8. Jankovic


Yeah....Bea, I know you like your girls, but I think GV Girl is talking about the ATP

Aw, poop. Bea done it again. In THAT case:

1. Federer
2. Roddick
3. Nadal
4. Blake
5. Ancic
6. Ljubicic
7. Davydenko
8. Safin

[oploskoffie]

1. Federhead
2. Nadal
3. Roddick
4. Ancic
5. Davydenko
6. Blake
7. Berdych
8. Safin

9. Murray
10. Baghdatis

I have spoken ;D

[Kirkus]

In the vein of "predict the end of the year top Ten," predict the final 8 in the masters race.

Details to follow...

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think GVGirl was ready for predictions.

Hence the, "Details to follow..." part of her post.

I'm just sayin'

[shtexas]

In the vein of "predict the end of the year top Ten," predict the final 8 in the masters race.

Details to follow...

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think GVGirl was ready for predictions.

Hence the, "Details to follow..." part of her post.

I'm just sayin'

I'm glad because I am not ready to make predictions yet...other than Fed at #1.

[Kirkus]

In the vein of "predict the end of the year top Ten," predict the final 8 in the ATP masters race.

Details to follow...

Updating at 3:20 PM Eastern

I was cut off by a phone call so let me update. I meant ATP, but since I see WTA predictions, we'll take them.

The final 8 that qualify for the year end events, whether they play or not. LOL

And there it is. ;D

[dryrunguy]

In the vein of "predict the end of the year top Ten," predict the final 8 in the masters race.

Details to follow...

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think GVGirl was ready for predictions.

Hence the, "Details to follow..." part of her post.

I'm just sayin'

I'm glad because I am not ready to make predictions yet...other than Fed at #1.

Way to go really out there on a limb, shtexas! [smiley=wink.gif]

Dry

[Charlie02123]

1. Sharapova
2. Henin
3. Kuznetsova
4. Petrova
5. Mauresmo
6. Hingis
7. Jankovic
8. Clijsters

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Roddick
4. Blake
5. Davydenko
6. Ancic
7. Murray
8. Ljubicic

[jjnow]

ATP:
1. Â*Roger Federer
2. Â*Andy Roddick Â*
3. Â*Rafael Nadal
4. Â*Marat Safin
5. Â*James Blake
6. Â*Nikolay Davydenko
7. Â*Marcos Baghdatis
8. Â*Richard Gasquet

WTA:
1. Â*Justine Henin-Hardenne
2. Â*Maria Sharapova
3. Â*Amelie Mauresmo
4. Â*Nadia Petrova
5. Â*Kim Clijsters
6. Â*Svetlana Kuznetsova
7. Â*Serena Williams
8. Â*Jelena Jankovic

[GRAF_SAMPRAS]

Just for clarification... The eight who qualify? Or the eight who actually show up?

Dry




LOLOLOL!! ;D :P 8-) ;)

[AcesHigh]

*sigh*... now I have to distinguish between who I hope and what will probably happen, :-/

ATP

1. Federer
2. Roddick
3. Nadal
4. Blake
5. Nalbandian
6. Gasquet
7. Hewitt
8. Safin

[Jessie181]

ATP
1. Federer
2. Andy Roddick
3. Rafael Nadal
4. Marat Safin
5. Nalbandian
6. Baghdatis
7. Ancic
8. Â*Gasquet

i'm gonna go out on a limb here..so yeah..
;)

1. Sharapova
2. Justine Henin-Hardenne
3. Mauresmo
4. Kuznetsova
5. Vaidisova
6. Petrova
7. Hingis
8. Venus

replacements
Schnyder
Jankovic.

[TennisDude]

ATP
1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Roddick
4. Baghdatis
5. Davydenko
6. Blake
7. Nalbandian
8. Robredo

WTA
1. Sharapova
2. Petrova
3. Henin-Hardenne
4. Mauresmo
5. Kuznetsova
6. Hingis
7. Clijsters
8. Chakvedatze

[aedra1119]

This will be interesting! ;D

ATP:
1) Federer
2) Nadal
3) Roddick
4) Safin
5) Ancic
6) Blake
7) Davydenko
8) Murray

WTA:
1) Sharapova
2) Henin-Hardenne
3) Mauresmo
4) Petrova
5) Clijsters
6) Jankovic
7) Kuznetsova
8) Dementieva

[suliso]

ATP

1. Federer
2. Roddick
3. Nadal
4. Gasquet
5. Blake
6. Ancic
7. Davydenko
8. Djokovic

WTA

1. JHH
2. Sharapova
3. Mauresmo
4. Hingis
5. Kuznetsova
6. Venus
7. Vaidisova
8. Petrova

[morct]

ATP:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Roddick
4.Safin
5.Blake
6.Ljubicic
7.Hewitt
8.Murray


WTA:
1. Henin-Hardenne
2. Clijsters
3. Sharapova
4. Mauresmo
5. Kuznetsova
6. Petrova
7. Jankovic
8. Dementieva

[jsd123789456]

ATP
1 Federer
2 Roddick
3 Nadal
4 Gasquet
5 Safin
6 Blake
7 Nalbandian
8 Murray

WTA
1 Sharapova
2 J2H
3 Petrova
4 Mauresmo
5 Jankovic
6 Davenport
7 Kuznetzova
8 Dementieva

[AcesHigh]

*sigh*... now I have to distinguish between who I hope and what will probably happen, Â*:-/

ATP

1. Federer
2. Roddick
3. Nadal
4. Blake
5. Nalbandian
6. Gasquet
7. Hewitt
8. Safin


WTA

1. Justine Henin-Hardenne
2. Maria Sharapova
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova
4. Serena Williams
5. Amelie Mauresmo
6. Martina Hingis
7. Venus Williams
8. Elena Dementieva

[Jidkova_Fan]

ATP

1 - Federer
2 - Nadal
3 - Ljubicic
4 - Nalbandian
5 - Blake
6 - Berdych
7 - Murray
8 - Gonzales

WTA

1 - Sharapova
2 - Henin-Hardenne
3 - Kuznetsova
4 - Mauresmo
5 - Hingis
6 - Dementieva
7 - Chakvetadze
8 - Myskina

[thumm]

OK, let me also try it.
Here goes:

1. Federer
2. Safin
3. Nadal
4. Nalbandian
5. Davydenko
6. Berdych
7. Roddick
8. Gasquet

(9. Blake 10. Ljubicic)


1. Sharapova
2. Clijsters
3. JHH
4. Kuznetsova
5. Mauresmo
6. Petrova
7. Vaidisova
8. Hingis

(9. Jankovic 10. Dementieva)

[sblanc]

Is there a dead line or can I make my predictions end of Oct 2007. :P
I'm going to go look at the rankings for inspiration and come back with my top 8 as the only sure bet I have so far is Federer.

[sblanc]

Is there a dead line or can I make my predictions end of Oct 2007. :P
I'm going to go look at the rankings Â*for inspiration and come back Â*with my top 8 as the only sure bet I have so far is Federer.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhh just noticed the subject title so thats my question answered.

[Foxykhat]

Ah I see a majority of folks here expect the "RANDOM DRAW" [smiley=wink.gif] [smiley=wink.gif] [smiley=wink.gif] for the Pova girl to continue, as most placed her at #1 ahead of Justine.

I hate predictions so I'll just wait and let things happen naturely.

All I pray and hope for is that my favs show up and kick butts.

Foxy

[GVGirl]

Deadline for this is 12/31/06 at 11:59PM Eastern time! :D

[Jack]

1. Federer
2. Nalbandian
3. Nadal
4. Roddick
5. Davydenko
6. Ancic
7. Berdych
8. Safin
(9. Murray)
(10. Gonzalez)

1. Henin-Hardenne
2. Sharapova
3. Mauresmo
4. Petrova
5. Hingis
6. Kuznetsova
7. Dementieva
8. Clijsters (how much is she supposed to play?)
(9. Jankovic)
(10. Vaidisova)

[mysterX]

ATP

Federer
Roddick
Davydenko
Nadal
Nalbandian
Gasquet
Blake
Berdych

WTA

Sharapova
Henin-Hardenne
Mauresmo
Petrova
Vaidisova
Kuznetzova
Hingis
Peer

[jkfriedman]

In no particular order except I think Federer and Sharapova end the year #1

ATP Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* WTA

Federer Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Sharapova
Nadal Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*Henin-Hardenne
Tursunov Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Kuznetsova
Blake Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*Jankovic
Roddick Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Mauresmo
Davydenko Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*Hingis
Nalbandian Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*Safina
Gonzalez Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Petrova

It looks to be the year of the Russians --both men and women
Safin could easily have a great year break in. Â*And the women are too numerous to mention, who have a chance to make the top 8.
****
By the way who will remember our predictions? Â*Will the thread be long gone?
:question

[dryrunguy]

ATP

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Roddick
4. Ljubicic
5. Ancic
6. Blake
7. Gonzalez
8. Nalbandian

WTA

1. Henin
2. Clijsters
3. Sharapova
4. Mauresmo
5. Petrova
6. Kuznetsova
7. Jankovic
8. Dementieva

Dry

[Moose]

ATP:

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Roddick
4. Nalbandian
5. Davydenko
6. Blake
7. Ancic
8. Gonzalez

WTA:
1. Sharapova
2. Kuznetsova
3. Henin
4. Petrova
5. Mauresmo
6. Clijsters
7. Jankovic
8. Ivanovic

[sblanc]

My ATP top 8
Federer
Blake
Davydeko
Roddick
Ancic
Haas
Berdych
Gasquet

and WTA
Mauresmo
Kutznesova
Sharapova
Henin
Hingis
Petrova
Clijsters
Safina

Some wishful thinking for sure

[PeterSkan]

Here goes nothing:

ATP:

1 Roger Federer
2 Rafael Nadal
3 Andy Roddick
4 James Blake
5 Mario Ancic
6 Andy Murray
7 Dmitry Tursunov
8 Ivan Ljubicic

WTA:

1 Justine Henin-Hardenne
2 Maria Sharapova
3 Amelie Mauresmo
4 Svetlana Kuznetsova
5 Jelena Jankovic
6 Ana Ivanovic
7 Serena Williams
8 Nadia Petrova

[shtexas]

OK - I guess I'll try:

ATP:

1. R. Federer
2. R. Nadal
3. A. Roddick
4. R. Gasquet
5. L. Hewitt
6. M. Ancic
7. D. Nalbandian
8. A. Murray

WTA:

1. M. Sharapova
2. J. Henin-Hardenne
3. S. Kuznetsova
4. A. Mauresmo
5. N. Petrova
6. N. Vaidisova
7. A. Ivanovic
8. M. Hingis

[Kirkus]

WTA:
1. Henin
2. Mauresmo
3. Kuznetsova
4. Dementieva
5. Sharapova
6. Petrova
7. Jankovic
8. Clijsters

ATP:
1. Federer
2. Roddick
3. Nadal
4. Blake
5. Murray
6. Haas
7. Safin
8. Davydenko

[Martini4me]

Okay, more or less off the top of my head, let's give it a try:

ATP:

Federer
Nadal
Blake
Berdych
Gasguet
Roddick
Ancic
Nalbandian

WTA:

Sharapova
Henin
Mauresmo
Kuznetzova
Petrova
Vaidosova
Jankovic
Ivanovic

[mrjiggyfly2]

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Blake
4. Roddick
5. Nalbandian
6. Davydenko
7. Murray
8. Safin

1. JHH
2. Sharapova
3. Mauresmo
4. Clijsters
5. Kuznetsova
6. Petrova
7. Jankovic
8. Ivanovic

[jadesa]

ATP:
1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Roddick
4. Davydenko
5. Blake
6. Ljubicic
7. Murray
8. Ancic

WTA:
1.Henin-Hardenne
2.Sharapova
3.Mauresmo
4.Clijsters
5.Dementieva
6.Hingis
7.Kuznetsova
8.Jankovic

[thumm]

So, we have - if I'm not mistaken - 25 top8 predictions for men, and 24 for women. I have summed them all up, giving 8 pts for each mention at No.1, 7 pts for No.2, etc.
Here is the result, which can be considered as a kind of averaged prediction of the TAT community as a whole.

Men
1. Federer 200 pts (out of 200: all 1st places)
2. Nadal Â* Â*158 pts
3. Roddick 137 pts
4. Blake 90
5. Davydenko 58
6. Nalbandian Â*47
7. Ancic 44
8. Safin 38
--------------------
9. Gasquet Â* 28
10. Ljubicic Â* 23
11. Murray Â* Â*20
12. Berdych Â*18
13. Hewitt Â* Â* 11
14. Tursunov Â*8
15. Baghdatis 7
16. Haas Â*6
17. Gonzalez Â*5
18T Robredo Â*1
Djokovic Â*1

Women
1T Sharapova Â*172
Â* Â* JHH 172
(Sharapova was leading throughout all the poll, J2H made a draw just at the very last moment)
3. Mauresmo Â* 133
4. Kuznetsova 109
5. Petrova Â*77
6. Clijsters 61
7. Jankovic 33 (mentioned in 14 questionaries)
8. Hingis Â* Â*33 (mentioned in 11)
-------------------------------------------
9. Dementieva 20
10. Vaidisova Â* 14
11. Serena Â*9
12. Ivanovic 8 (5 mentionings)
13. Venus Â* 8 (3 mentionings)
14. Davenport Â* 7 (these answers where given before she announeced her retirement)
15T Safina Â*3
Chakvetadze 3
17T Myskina Â* Â* 1
Peer Â* Â*1

[GVGirl]

Thum,
thanks for your analysis. predictions for this are closed. We'll see who comes the closest at the end of the year!

[GVGirl]

Bumping. Looks interesting now doesn't it!;)

[Moose]

WTA:



6. Clijsters





Who's that?

[GVGirl]

Bumping up this thread from last year. take a look at how we did with predicting.:)

[GVGirl]

Here is a copy of the thread from the end of 2006!!!! Let me find the one from 2007.

Have fun reading!