Women's challenger points: 2014 vs 2013

[janie]

Old & new points per round -- you guys know how to read this!
--copied from spiceboy post @ TF--

Itf 100+H
2013 150 110 80 40 20 1 -- 6 4 1
2014 150 90 55 28 14 1 -- 6 4 1

Itf 100
2013 140 100 70 36 18 1 -- 6 4 1
2014 140 85 50 25 13 1 -- 6 4 1

Itf 75+h
2013 130 90 58 32 16 1 -- 6 4 1
2014 130 80 48 24 12 1 -- 5 3 1

Itf 75
2013 110 78 50 30 14 1 -- 6 4 1
2014 115 70 42 21 10 1 -- 5 3 1

Itf 50+H
2013 90 64 40 24 12 1 -- 6 4 1
2014 100 60 36 18 9 1 -- 5 3 1

Itf 50
2013 70 50 32 18 10 1 -- 6 4 1
2014 80 48 29 15 8 1 -- 5 3 1

Itf 25+H
2014 60 36 22 11 6 1 -- 2

Itf 25
2013 50 34 24 14 8 1 -- 1
2014 50 30 18 9 5 1 -- 1

Itf 15
2013 20 15 11 8 1 0
2014 25 15 9 5 1 0

Itf 10
2013 12 8 6 4 1 0
2014 12 7 4 2 1 0

[janie]

Ouch. Unless you win the tournament; then increased glory will be yours.

[janie]

Revisiting this post in light of the similar changes the WTA will be implementing ...

[lexpretend]

Not so keen on these changes, it might make it more worthwhile for players to vulture ITFs rather than take their chances in WTA events. The huge gap between 10K and 25K level (that a few 15Ks don't yet plug) still seems weird.

So happy that the Slam points have been sorted out though, that's the important thing.

[janie]

Yes, the travesty of players' coasting for a year thanks to fluke Slam r1 points has finally been addressed. That's the best ranking change the WTA has made since the Brie changes.

I didn't read about the "phasing in" part that Hurley or you mentioned on Twitter. So the WTA changes don't take effect right away? What is their reasoning for not starting on 1 January?

[janie]

I keep coming back to look at this chart -- QF in a 10K, 2 points, really? And Akgul will earn get 50 instead of 70 points if she loses her SF in that KAZ 100K?? -- so decided to bump it to the top for my convenience. As long as the Cult is still here!