The '20 to Watch' - 2013

At the start of 2013, I posted a series of articles focusing on twenty of the most promising teenagers in the WTA and their hopes and ambitions for the coming year. Here, you can keep an eye on how they are doing. The list will be updated weekly with their latest performances, and their current tournament (the links to the original articles available at the bottom of the page):

1. Anett Kontaveit (EST)

Initial World Ranking: 439
Current World Ranking: 228 (↑211)
2013 Record: 38-12
2013 Titles: 4 ($10k Marathon, $25k Moscow, $10k Izmir, $25k Margaret River)
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Bendigo, Australia (R16 loss to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-3, 4-6, 6-1)

Current Tournament: N/A



2. Donna Vekic (CRO)

Initial World Ranking: 109
Current World Ranking: 86 (↑23)
2013 Record: 19-15
2013 Titles: 1 ($50k Istanbul)
Last Tournament: ITF $100k Poitiers, France (R32 loss to Mandy Minella 6-4, 6-2)

Current Tournament: N/A


3. Carina Witthoeft (GER)

Initial World Ranking: 223
Current World Ranking: 210 (↑13)
2013 Record: 30-16
2013 Titles: 1 ($25k Hechingen)
Last Tournament: WTA Luxembourg (Q loss to Katerzyna Piter 6-3, 6-2)

Current Tournament: N/A




4. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

Initial World Ranking: 144
Current World Ranking: 32 (↑112)
2013 Record: 39-25
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Luxembourg (R32 loss to Andrea Petkovic 2-6, 7-5, 6-1)

Current Tournament: N/A



5. Monica Puig (PUR)

Initial World Ranking: 134
Current World Ranking: 55 (↑77)
2013 Record: 38-25
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Osaka (R16 loss to Kurumi Nara 7-5, 7-6)

Current Tournament: N/A



6. Annika Beck (GER)

Initial World Ranking: 78
Current World Ranking: 58 (↑20)
2013 Record: 29-30
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $75k Barnstaple, Great Britain (SF loss to Kristyna Pliskova 6-3, RET)

Current Tournament: N/A




7. Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

Initial World Ranking: 1077
Current World Ranking: 211 (↑866)
2013 Record: 30-12
2013 Titles: 2 ($10k Frauenfeld, $25k Westende-Middelkerke)
Last Tournament: ITF $75k Barnstaple, Great Britain (QF loss to Kristyna Pliskova 7-5, 6-3)

Current Tournament: N/A



8. Alison van Uytvanck (BEL)

Initial World Ranking: 232
Current World Ranking: 129 (↑103)
2013 Record: 43-21
2013 Titles: 3 ($25k Andrezieux-Boutheon, $25k Chiasso, $25k Shrewsbury)
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Taipei, Chinese Taipei (SF loss to Zarina Diyas 7-6, 6-0)

Current Tournament: WTA Taipei



9. Taylor Townsend (USA)

Initial World Ranking: 502
Current World Ranking: 308 (↑194)
2013 Record: 4-11
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $50k New Braunfels, USA (R32 loss to Sanaz Marand 4-6, 6-2, 6-3)

Current Tournament: ITF $50k Captiva Island, USA


10. Irina Khromacheva (RUS)

Initial World Ranking: 190
Current World Ranking: 249 (↓59)
2013 Record: 22-20
2013 Titles: 1 ($25k Padova)
Last Tournament: WTA Moscow (Q loss to Anastasiya Vasylyeva 6-3, 6-2)

Current Tournament: ITF $25k Astana, Kazakhstan



11. Daria Gavrilova (RUS)

Initial World Ranking: 208
Current World Ranking: 144 (↑64)
2013 Record: 16-25
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Nanjing (R32 loss to Irina-Camelia Begu 2-6, 6-4, 6-2)

Current Tournament: WTA Taipei


12. Elina Svitolina (UKR)

Initial World Ranking: 114
Current World Ranking: 40 (↑74)
2013 Record: 32-23
2013 Titles: 3 ($75k Eilat, WTA Baku, $75k Donetsk)
Last Tournament: WTA Moscow (R32 loss to Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-3)

Current Tournament: N/A




13. Sachia Vickery (USA)

Initial World Ranking: 381
Current World Ranking: 190 (↑191)
2013 Record: 33-21
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Saguenay, Canada (R16 loss to Francoise Abanda 7-6, 6-2)

Current Tournament: ITF $50k Captiva Island, USA




14. Samantha Crawford (USA)

Initial World Ranking: 273
Current World Ranking: 310 (↓37)
2013 Record: 12-18
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $50k New Braunfels, USA (R16 loss to Maria Sanchez 6-4, 6-4)

Current Tournament: ITF $50k Captiva Island, USA



15. Francoise Abanda (CAN)

Initial World Ranking: 611
Current World Ranking: 563 (↑48)
2013 Record: 7-6
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Toronto, Canada (R32 loss to Chieh-Yu Hsu 2-6, 6-4, 6-1)

Current Tournament: N/A



16. Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)

Initial World Ranking: 234
Current World Ranking: 318 (↓81)
2013 Record: 11-13
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Moscow (Q loss to Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-4)

Current Tournament: N/A




17. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)

Initial World Ranking: 183
Current World Ranking: 164 (↑19)
2013 Record: 10-11
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: US Open (R64 loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-0)

Current Tournament: N/A



18. Madison Keys (USA)

Initial World Ranking: 138
Current World Ranking: 37 (↑101)
2013 Record: 34-21
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: WTA Osaka (SF loss to Samantha Stosur 6-1, 6-2)

Current Tournament: N/A




19. Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

Initial World Ranking: 200
Current World Ranking: 74 (↑126)
2013 Record: 41-22
2013 Titles: 1 ($25k Civitavecchia)
Last Tournament: WTA Nanjing (QF loss to Ayumi Morita 6-7, 7-6, 7-5)

Current Tournament: WTA Taipei


20. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

Initial World Ranking: 124
Current World Ranking: 105 (↑19)
2013 Record: 20-21
2013 Titles: 0
Last Tournament: ITF $50k Nantes, France (R32 loss to Kinnie Laisne 6-2, 6-3)

Current Tournament: N/A

Links to Original Articles

Part 1: Kontaveit, Vekic, Witthoeft, Bouchard and Puig
Part 2: Beck, Siniakova, van Uytvanck, Townsend, Khromacheva
Part 3: Gavrilova, Svitolina, Vickery, Crawford, Abanda
Part 4: Gasparyan, Barty, Keys, Schmiedlova, Putintseva