Thursday, March 2, 2017

Rankings mover of the week: CiCi Bellis (up)

CiCi Bellis, who will turn 18 on April 8, rose to No. 56 in the world
by reaching the Dubai quarterfinals. 2016 photo by Paul Bauman
   Five weeks before turning 18, CiCi Bellis is on the verge of cracking the top 50 in the world.
   Bellis, who grew up in Atherton in the San Francisco Bay Area and now is based in Orlando, Fla., jumped 14 places to No. 56 by reaching the quarterfinals of last week's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
   She ousted sixth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round for her first victory over a top-10 player before losing to former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki.
   Bellis is by far the youngest player in the top 100. Next is No. 33 Ana Konjuh, a Croat who turned 19 on Dec. 27.
WORLD RANKINGS
   Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from previous week in parentheses):
Men's singles
   No. 40 (-5) -- Sam Querrey, 29-year-old San Francisco native.
   No. 171 (no change) -- Dennis Novikov, 23-year-old resident of Milpitas in San Francisco Bay Area.
   No. 254 (career high, +5) -- Mackenzie McDonald, 21-year-old product of Piedmont in San Francisco Bay Area.
   No. 555 (-152) -- Dmitry Tursunov, 34-year-old resident of Folsom in Sacramento area, 
   No. 718 (no change) -- Ryan Haviland, 36-year-old former Stanford All-American.
   No. 762 (+4) -- Bradley Klahn, 26-year-old former NCAA singles champion from Stanford.
   No. 800 (+11) -- John Lamble, 24-year-old Saratoga resident and former Santa Clara star. 
   No. 814 (-1) -- Collin Altamirano, 21-year-old Sacramento native and resident.
   No. 860 (+1) -- Connor Farren, 22-year-old product former USC standout from Hillsborough in San Francisco Bay Area.
Men's doubles
   No. 3 (no change) -- Bob Bryan, 38-year-old former NCAA singles and doubles champion from Stanford..
   No. 3 (no change) -- Mike Bryan, 38-year-old former NCAA doubles champion from Stanford.
   No. 61 (no change) -- Scott Lipsky, 35-year-old former Stanford All-American.
   No. 85 (-1) -- Sam Querrey, 29-year-old San Francisco native.
   No. 140 (career high, +4) -- Dennis Novikov, 23-year-old resident of Milpitas in San Francisco Bay Area.
   No. 249 (career high, +4) -- Mackenzie McDonald, 21-year-old product of Piedmont in San Francisco Bay Area.
   No. 386 (+7) -- John Paul Fruttero, 35-year-old former Cal All-American.
   No. 534 (+7) -- John Lamble, 24-year-old Saratoga resident and former Santa Clara star
   No. 613 (+6) -- Bradley Klahn, 26-year-old former NCAA singles champion from Stanford.
Women's singles
   No. 56 (career high, +14) -- CiCi Bellis, 17-year-old product of Atherton in San Francisco Bay Area.
   No. 68 (-18) -- Sloane Stephens, 23-year-old Fresno product. 
   No. 84 (+2) -- Nicole Gibbs, 23-year-old former NCAA singles and doubles champion from Stanford..
   No. 217 (+5) -- Kristie Ahn, 24-year-old former Stanford All-American.
   No. 399 (+14) -- Maria Sanchez, 27-year-old Modesto product.
   No. 528 (-20) -- Carol Zhao, 21-year-old former Stanford star.
   No. 712 (-2) -- Michaela Gordon, 17-year-old resident of Saratoga in San Francisco Bay Area
Women's doubles
   No. 21 (no change) -- Raquel Atawo (formerly Kops-Jones), 34-year-old San Jose resident and 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal.
   No. 58 (+1) -- Maria Sanchez, 27-year-old Modesto product.
   No. 154 (+5) -- Nicole Gibbs, 23-year-old former NCAA singles and doubles champion from Stanford.
   No. 330 (-6) -- Carol Zhao, 21-year-old former Stanford star.   
   No. 360 (+39) -- Kristie Ahn, 24-year-old former Stanford All-American.
   No. 446 (-8) -- CiCi Bellis, 17-year-old product of Atherton in San Francisco Bay Area.
   No. 600 (+6) -- Maegan Manasse, 21-year-old Cal senior.
   No. 701 (+3) -- Felicity Maltby, 19-year-old Sunnyvale resident.
   No. 720 (+6) -- Alexandra Facey, 24-year-old product of Cameron Park in Sacramento area. 
   No. 720 (+6) -- Kat Facey, 24-year-old product of Cameron Park in Sacramento area.
   No. 726 (+6) -- Michaela Gordon, 17-year-old resident of Saratoga in San Francisco Bay Area. 
   No. 883 (+1) -- Sloane Stephens, 23-year-old Fresno product.  

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