Published Jan 4, 2016

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Week of Dec 28, 2015 - Jan 3, 2016

NO TOUR EVENTS FOR WTA OR ATP

Bill Patton "Top 5 Strategies And Tactics For Winning Tennis" 2015 Stephen Edward Paper "An Army Lost"  Marshall Jon Fischer "A Terrible Splendor" TENNIS CLUB BUSINESS Mike VanZutphen "Tennis Management"  Becky Gunn Holmes "Totally Tennis For Me" BOOK Joe Parent / Bill Scanlon "ZEN Tennis"  Frank Giampaolo "Raising Athletic Royalty" REVIEWS Ara Grigorian "Game Of Love"

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WTA Women's End of 2015 Tennis Rankings

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Williams, Serena	9945		1	Mirza, Sania	10205
2	Halep, Simona	5790		2	Hingis, Martina	10205
3	Muguruza, Garbine	4511		3	Mattek-Sands, Beth	7090
4	Sharapova, Maria	4322		4	Šafárová, Lucie	6497
5	Kvitova, Petra	3491		5	Dellacqua, Casey	5835
6	Radwanska, Agnieszka	3425		6	Shvedova, Yaroslava	5720
7	Kerber, Angelique	3400		7	Vesnina, Elena	5275
8	Pennetta, Flavia	3252		8	Chan, Yung-Jan	5230
9	Šafárová, Lucie	3221		9	Mladenovic, Kristina	4915
10	Bacsinszky, Timea	3133		10	Makarova, Ekaterina	4586

ATP Men's End of 2015 Tennis Rankings

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Djokovic, Novak	16785		1	Bryan, Bob	8490
2	Murray, Andy	8250		1	Bryan, Mike	8490
3	Federer, Roger	7930		3	Melo, Marcelo	8300
4	Wawrinka, Stan	6630		4	Tecau, Horia	6220
5	Berdych, Tomas	5000		5	Rojer, Jean-Julien	6220
6	Nishikori, Kei	4705		6	Dodig, Ivan	6085
7	Nadal, Rafael	4330		7	Jamie Murray	5515
8	Ferrer, David	4125		8	John Peers	5470
9	Raonic, Milos	2770		9	Nicolas Mahut	5185
10	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	2635		10	Fabio Fognini	5165

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Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia Jan 03 - Jan 09, 2016 TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - Premier Prize Money: $885,500 Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Cameron Pearson Draw: S-32 D-16 SINGLES SEEDS 1 Simona Halep (ROU) 2 Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 3 Maria Sharapova (RUS) 4 Angelique Kerber (GER) 5 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6 Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 7 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 8 Roberta Vinci (ITA) Plus: Vesnina, Cibulkova, Jankovic, Petkovic, Errani, Giorgi, Stosur DOUBLES SEEDS 1 Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND) 2 Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) 3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) 4 Andreja Klepac (SLO) / Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) Plus: Bencic/Mladenovic, Errani/Suarez Navarro, Kerber/Petkovic LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Maria Sharapova (RUS) LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sabine Lisicki (GER)

Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China Jan 03 - Jan 09, 2016 TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - International Prize Money: $526,750 Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Nick Freyer Draw: S-30 D-16 SINGLES SEEDS 1 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 2 Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 4 Monica Niculescu (ROU) 5 Johanna Konta (GBR) 6 Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 7 Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 8 Annika Beck (GER) Plus: Friedsam, Mitu, Vekic, Gibbs, Babos, Riske, Shvedova DOUBLES SEEDS 1 Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) 2 Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 3 Vera Dushevina (RUS) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 4 Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) Plus: King/Niculescu, Beck/Rodina, Gibbs/Riske LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Simona Halep (ROU) LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)

ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Jan 04 - Jan 09, 2016 TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - International Prize Money: $226,750 Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Karl Budge Draw: S-28 D-16 SINGLES SEEDS 1 Venus Williams (USA) 2 Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 3 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 5 Sloane Stephens (USA) 6 CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 7 Barbora Strycova (CZE) 8 Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) Plus: Goerges, Larsson, Witthoeft, Doi, Barthel, Schiavone, Mattek-Sands, Falconi DOUBLES SEEDS 1 Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 2 Julia Goerges (GER) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 3 Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 4 Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) / Paula Kania (POL) Plus: Flipkens/Ivanovic, Larsson/Van Uytvanck LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Venus Williams (USA) LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Roberta Vinci (ITA) / Sara Errani (ITA)

Aircel Chennai Open Chennai, India 2016.01.04 - 2016.01.10 TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - 250 Prize Money: $425,535 Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Tom Annear Draw: S-28 D-16 SINGLES SEEDS 1 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 2 Kevin Anderson (RSA) 3 Benoit Paire (FRA) 4 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 5 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6 Gilles Muller (LUX) 7 Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 8 Borna Coric (CRO) Plus: Almagro, Granollers, Ram, Bedene DOUBLES SEEDS 1 Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) 2 Marcel Granollers (FRA) / Leander Paes (IND) 3 Oliver Marach (AUT) / Fabrice Martin (FRA) 4 Marcus Daniell (AUS) / Artem Sitak (AUS) Plus: Garcia-Lopez/Wawrinka, Krajicek/Paire, Bhupathi/Muller LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Stan Wawrinka (SUI) LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) / Jamie Murray (GBR)

Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar 2016.01.04 - 2016.01.10 TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - 250 Prize Money: $1,189,605 Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Karim Alami Draw: S-32 D-16 SINGLES SEEDS 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2 Rafa Nadal (ESP) 3 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4 David Ferrer (ESP) 5 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 7 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 8 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) Plus: Verdasco, Haase, Bolelli DOUBLES SEEDS 1 Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Horia Tecau (ROU) 2 Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) 3 Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) 4 Philipp Petzschner (GER) / Alexander Peya (AUT) Plus: Knowle/Sa, Chardy/Mathieu, Nadal/Verdasco LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION David Ferrer (ESP) LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Juan Monaco (ARG) / Rafa Nadal (ESP)

Brisbane International presented by Suncorp Brisbane, Australia 2016.01.04 - 2016.01.10 TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - 250 Prize Money: $404,780 Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Cameron Pearson Draw: S-28 D-16 SINGLES SEEDS 1 Roger Federer (SUI) 2 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 3 Marin Cilic (CRO) 4 Milos Raonic (CAN) 5 Gilles Simon (FRA) 6 David Goffin (BEL) 7 Bernard Tomic (AUS) 8 Dominic Thiem (AUT) Plus: Johnson, Dimitrov, Mahut, Stepanek, Dodig DOUBLES SEEDS 1 Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 2 Henri Kontinen (FIN) / John Peers (AUS) 3 Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) 4 Dominic Inglot (AUS) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) Plus: Bellucci/Johnson, Dimitrov/Nishikori, Nestor/Stepanek LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Roger Federer (SUI) LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS)

Tournament abbreviations WC = wildcard (given by the tournament to a player that could not get in on their ranking, or did not enter in time. PR = protected ranking. This is used when a player has been out for a certain period of time due to injury (I think it's at least 6 months) and their ranking slips down to where they wouldn't get in on their current ranking. Q = Qualifier. A = Alternate. Used in qualifying when a player withdraws before their first match. Also used in main draw if there was no qualifying draw and the draw was full before the player withdrew. LL = Lucky loser. A player that loses in qualifying (usually the final round unless none of the final round losers sign the lucky loser list) and gets into main draw when a main draw player withdraws before their first match. SE = Special exempt. A player who signed into qualifying of a tournament, but was still playing in the previous week's tournament at the time the qualifying draw was done. This player can get a special exempt into the main draw the following week.

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