Is anybody able to get me a copy of Ashley's autograph.  No-body knows how
desperate I am for it!

Another photo of Ashley added, she'll belt me when she sees these shots.

Updated Rankings per Junior Tennis<br>Look at the
rise for Jelena with her Australian win. Even more
remarkable is that 4 of the first 12 places were born in
1985 and turn 16 this year.<br><br>Rank // Name //
Nationality // DOB // points<br><br>1 SALERNI, MARIA EMILIA
ARGENTINA 14/05/83 1260 <br>2 KANEPI, KAIA ESTONIA 10/06/85
870 <br>3 JANKOVIC, JELENA YUGOSLAVIA 28/02/85 860
<br>4 VORACOVA, RENATA CZECH REPUBLIC 06/10/83 820
<br>5 DULKO, GISELA ARGENTINA 30/01/85 750 <br>6
BIRNEROVA, EVA CZECH REPUBLIC 14/08/84 740 <br>7 GASPAR,
IOANA ROMANIA 17/04/83 730 <br>8 KAPROS, ANIKO HUNGARY
11/11/83 700 <br>9 GALLOVITS, EDINA ROMANIA 10/12/84 655
<br>10 DLHOPOLCOVA, LENKA SLOVAKIA 14/07/84 640 <br>11
ZVONAREVA, VERA RUSSIA 07/09/84 630 <br>12 HARKLEROAD,
ASHLEY U.S.A. 02/05/85 580 <br>13 ARVIDSSON, SOFIA
SWEDEN 16/02/84 575 <br>14 BARTOLI, MARION FRANCE
02/10/84 545 <br>15 SCHAUL, CLAUDINE LUXEMBOURG 20/08/83
525 <br>16 RAO, SUNITHA U.S.A. 27/10/85 500 <br>17
TORRES, MELISSA MEXICO 03/02/84 445 <br>18 MEZAK, MATEA
CROATIA 05/03/85 410 <br>19 WIDJAJA, ANGELIQUE INDONESIA
12/12/84 400 <br>20 BEYGELZIMER, YULIA UKRAINE 20/10/83
395 <br>21 LOPEZ, MARIA JOSE MEXICO 09/10/84 390
<br>22 VOSKOBOEVA, GALINA RUSSIA 18/12/84 380 <br>23
MIGLIARINI DE LEON, LUCIA URUGUAY16/12/83 380 <br>24
CETKOVSKA, PETRA CZECH REPUBLIC 08/02/85 370 <br>25
STRYCOVA, BARBORA CZECH REPUBLIC 28/03/86 345

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sorry it is looking of course.

Hi there!<br>I am Max and saw her in some Junior
tournaments and know how she is really lucking,its
awsome!!!<br>I think I will see her later in the pro tournaments
and tell her that into her face.I forgot to do it
before.If she wants right me!!Lets do it!!!maxiabel@...

Thanks Christer, and yeah - the really great
element about junior tennis is the depth of talent there
as well as the potential for breakthrough that
exists. Clearly we are focusing on Ashley in this club,
but hope the discussions will also pinpoint other
players, especially with the potential of members from
other international sites. Bri

Hi there, I just found this yesterday. It's great
to see that there's so much interest in junior
tennis. I actually just founded a club yesterday on two
Swedish players - Sofia Arvidsson and Jenny Lindström
==>
<a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/lindstromandarvidsson
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/lindstromandarvidsson</a> . I know I
shouldn't be promoting other clubs but
I figure some of you might be interested. <br><br>I
met them at the US Open last year and they were very
nice. I never actually saw them play. I was just
looking for Swedes to sign my bucket hat. I also took
some pictures of other up and coming stars such as
Maria Jose Lopez, Jaslyn Hewitt, Marie-Eve Pelletier
(Go Canada!). So I'm just looking for other people to
provide news on Sofia and Jenny.<br><br>I haven't
actually seen Ashley played either but from her results,
it looks like she definitely has potential. Maybe
I'll see her play if I get to go to Wimbledon / US
Open later this year.<br><br>Christer

I have added two new photos of Ashley.  There are actually only a few avilable. 
More to follow on the junior rankings this week with a mini-run-down on the
players.

yeah i saw that game as well ashley played very
well putting the other player under pressure with her
great serving and good ground stoke placement. The
other player had much more powerfull ground strokes but
because of the pressure ashley kept putting on her she
wasn't able to get them in.<br>Yes and along with her
tennis skills she is a bit of a stunner as well!!

When Jelena got by Ashley in the semi's the final
shouldn't have been in doubt and it wasn't: Jelena in
straight sets over Sofia Arvidsson in less than one hour.
Great week for Jelena, she seemed to get stronger each
match.

Here are the top junior rankings per ITC rating
based on play in 2000. As per our recent listings,
Jelena is # 11 and Ashley # 13.<br>Keep in mind these
include many girls in the pre-adult age bracket of 18
years old.<br><br>1 SALERNI, MARIA EMILIA ARGENTINA
<br>2 MARTINEZ, MARIA JOSE SPAIN <br>3 KANEPI, KAIA
ESTONIA <br>4 KAPROS, ANIKO HUNGARY <br>5 PEREBIYNIS,
TATIANA UKRAINE <br>6 VORACOVA, RENATA CZECH REPUBLIC
<br>7 GASPAR, IOANA ROMANIA <br>8 DLHOPOLCOVA, LENKA
SLOVAK REPUBLIC <br>9 BIRNEROVA, EVA CZECH REPUBLIC
<br>10 DULKO, GISELA ARGENTINA <br>11 JANKOVIC, JELENA
YUGOSLAVIA <br>12 GALLOVITS, EDINA ROMANIA <br>13
HARKLEROAD, ASHLEY U.S.A. <br>14 SCHAUL, CLAUDINE LUXEMBOURG
<br>15 BEYGELZIMER, YULIYA UKRAINE <br>16 MEZAK, MATEA
CROATIA <br>17 PELLETIER, MARIE-EVE CANADA <br>18 COHEN,
ALYSSA U.S.A. <br>19 ZVONAREVA, VERA RUSSIA <br>20 RAO,
SUNITHA U.S.A. <br>21 DOWSE, MELISSA AUSTRALIA <br>22
WHEELER, CHRISTINA AUSTRALIA <br>23 ARVIDSSON, SOFIA
SWEDEN <br>24 LINDSTROM, JENNY SWEDEN <br>25 VOSKOBOEVA,
GALINA RUSSIA

Ashley fell to the number 1 seed Jelena Jankovic
in two straight sets 6-3 :: 6-4, but more fell to
herself in unforced errors. The first set was over in
just over 30 minutes, with Ashley's second serve not
as effective as Jelena's, but the second set was
more close, still controlled by Ashley with 9 more
unforced errors in the second set than Jelena. Still, good
on you Ashley and congratulations to Jelena (another
winning Jelena from Yug).<br><br>I am a long time Martina
Hingis fan, but surely offer congratulations to Jennifer
C in her victory. Again causes to relaize just how
competive the WTA is today.

In the quarter final match Ashley (4) beat
Claudine Schaul (5) in straight sets while losing in the
girl's doubles to the number one team of Perta Cetkovska
and Barbora Strycova. Ashley's semi final match is
against Jelena Jankovic (1), a tough match. Rock em
Ashley.

i watched ash in the aussie open last round and
she played very well coming from 5-2 down to win the
last set. her serve was a bit off but she is
great.<br>anna kournikova eat your heart out. this chick is
soooooo hot and can play tennis.

Ashley is seeded #4 and playing in the third
round, defeated Jane O'Donohue of Great Britian (we say
England in Canada) in striaght sets. Jane is a strong
player so this is a good win for Ashley. The girls are
on an accelerated schedule as most of the courts in
week 1 were taken up with the senior circuit. We will
update throughout, as well Ashley is invo;ved in
doubles, I'll try for an update.

I have spent time since Xmas gathering data on
latest rankings by female juniors as well as interesting
articles which I will begin to post this weekend. The
junior season is not as well defined and the players are
somewhat constrained by their age as to how many events
they play through, but we will begin with an overview
this weekend. Stay-tuned. It looks to be a great
season as well as a break-through run for several of the
junior players into the senior ranks.<br>Bri

Hi Josh - <br>Ashley is quite the player, isn't
she?<br>We have no formal way to contact Ashley but we know
her principal residence is now with the Sandlewood
Tennis Resorts in Wesley Chapel Flordia. I believe their
address is 5700 Sandlewood Road, but you can verify this
with their on-line web-site. <br>Also fyi. Ashley is
one of the selected players on the WTAPlayers web
site - I think the only junior represented. More news
is there, and more news to follow here. regards, Bri

I was just wondering how do I get to Email Ashley.<br>Is it possible<br>If your
online I'll chat with you in the chat room in 2 minutes<br>See you
soon<br><br>Josh

Sounds like it was a great Orange Bowl for the
Juniors, and so many close matches and
surprizes.<br><br>It will be a great year for the Juniors... lets see
who is next.<br><br>Merry Christmas for those here as
well as visitors. For those looking for a link the WTA
web site has an area recently dedicated to Ashley.So
Merry Christmas to you. Brianna

Looks like illness or a no show... I'll try and get some more info as well as
post final fours in the girls' singles

O'h, O'h... were appear to be out of
singles.<br>Now I believe Ashley was 15th and I think we went out
in the first round (round of 64), but I am having
trouble getting consistent information off the site.
Ashley is still in the doubles and we will track both
her profile here as well as other single
stars.<br>Bri

Read this week's tennis glance from Yahoo tennis.<br>Also follow the Jr event at
the Orange County event in Miami where Ashley is a seeded player for the
U18.<br>More news to follow.<br>Bri

My error, sorry for those few views... Boys Jr. title was against Spain, girls
against Estonia.<br>Bri

Ashley playing in both the singles and doubles helped lead the US to the World
Jr title over Spain.  More facts to follow:

It's been a long autumn, but as promised and a
little late we will begin to post some of the key stats
both for the leading North American Junior talents,
but also some of the incredible International
players. stayed tuned... by the way it will be an
incredible 2001 with the rising talent.

I will begin to post the results of various
matches involving not only Ashley but also some of the
serious up and contending junior players -- almost a
tracking notice of their progress and improvements to
follow. With the season near end, there will also be
other articles on these players and their year 2000
performance in preparation for the 2001 season.

The US Open is hte traditional closing of the
Slam season started in Australia, solidified in
England and takes its tangent at the Open. This year held
this same promise. Winners were both 20 and enroute
dispatched the older guard which usually does better in the
earlier tourneyments (faster surface, pressures of the
season?). Look at hte changes over the last three years
with the Williams sisters, Jelena, and oters coming
through. It should prove an interesting season close (I am
not sure what hte Olympics will tell us), and I
personally can't count Hingis out yet (the old lady at 19).

This club is dedicated to straight tennis talk,
about Ashley and other rising teen stars who will
challange for woman's tennis elite over the next 2-5 years.
we are not here to worship, but admire and support.
We won't solicit members, but are confident Ashley's
skills and rising fame will attract the right crowd to
cheer these young players forward.<br>It is also a
place for serious players to discuss tennis trends and
upcoming matches. GO ASHLEY!!

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