Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Rankings mover of the week: CiCi Bellis (up)

CiCi Bellis, a 17-year-old Atherton product, rose to No. 101
with the Saguenay title. 2016 photo by Paul Bauman
   Six weeks after turning pro, CiCi Bellis is on the verge of cracking the top 100 in the world.
   Bellis, a 17-year-old product of Atherton in the San Francisco Bay Area, jumped 10 places to a career-high No. 101 by winning last week's $50,000 indoor tournament in Saguenay, Quebec.
   The top-seeded Bellis defeated Bianca Andreescu, a 16-year-old Canadian, 6-4, 6-2 for her fifth singles title in a professional tournament and second this year. All of Bellis' previous singles crowns came in $25,000 events in the United States.
   Bellis did not lose a set in four matches in Saguenay. She won by walkover in the semifinals against fourth-seeded Sachia Vickery of Miramar, Fla.
   Andreescu has rebounded strongly after missing six months this year with a stress fracture in her foot. She won her first professional title in a $25,000 tournament in Gatineau, Quebec, in August and reached the girls semifinals at the U.S. Open in September.
WORLD RANKINGS
   Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from last week in parentheses):
Men
   Bob Bryan, 38-year-old former NCAA singles and doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 5 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
   Mike Bryan, 38-year-old former NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 5 in doubles (+1), unranked in singles.
   John Paul Fruttero, 35-year-old former Cal All-American -- No. 391 in doubles (-59).
   Ryan Haviland, 35-year-old former Stanford All-American -- No. 703 in singles (+6).
   John Lamble, 24-year-old Saratoga resident and former Santa Clara star -- No. 699 in doubles (-63), No. 807 in singles (-4). 
   Scott Lipsky, 35-year-old former Stanford All-American -- No. 47 in doubles (-1).
   Mackenzie McDonald, 21-year-old resident of Piedmont in San Francisco Bay Area -- Career-high No. 338 in singles (+4), career-high No. 333 in doubles (+6).
   Dennis Novikov, 22-year-old resident of Milpitas in San Francisco Bay Area -- No. 157 in singles (-10), No. 161 in doubles (+5).
   Sam Querrey, 29-year-old San Francisco native -- No. 29 in singles (no change), No. 99 in doubles (+3).
   Dmitry Tursunov, 33-year-old resident of Folsom in Sacramento area -- No. 404 in singles (-1), 
Women
   Kristie Ahn, 24-year-old former Stanford All-American -- No. 232 in singles (-2), No. 420 in doubles (-39).
   Raquel Atawo (formerly Kops-Jones), 33-year-old San Jose resident and 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal -- No. 21 in doubles (-1).
   CiCi Bellis, 17-year-old product of Atherton in San Francisco Bay Area -- Career-high No. 101 in singles (+10), No. 253 in doubles (-5).
   Alexandra Facey, 23-year-old product of Cameron Park in Sacramento area -- No. 742 in doubles (-3). 
   Kat Facey, 23-year-old product of Cameron Park in Sacramento area -- No. 742 in doubles (-3).
   Nicole Gibbs, 23-year-old former NCAA singles and doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 75 in singles (-1), No. 127 in doubles (-1).
   Michaela Gordon, 17-year-old resident of Saratoga in San Francisco Bay Area -- No. 663 in doubles (-44), No. 751 in singles (+3). 
   Maegan Manasse, 21-year-old Cal senior -- No. 616 in doubles (+2).
   Maria Sanchez, 26-year-old Modesto product -- No. 58 in doubles (+2), No. 317 in singles (-13).
   Sloane Stephens, 23-year-old Fresno product -- No. 36 in singles (no change), No. 886 in doubles (-2).
   Karina Vyrlan, 18-year-old Sacramentan -- No. 963 in doubles (-5).
   Carol Zhao, 21-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 288 in doubles (+5), No. 406 in singles (-40).

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