One To Watch: Varvara Lepchenko

Name: Varvara Lepchenko
Residence: Allentown, PA, USA
Age: 25
Current World Rank: #77
WTA Tour Level Titles: 0
Signature Win: def. (11) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 1st Round, Mutua Madrid Open 2012


This year's Mutua Madrid Open has certainly not wanted for headline material.  From the controversial introduction of the terre battue bleu, to Fernando Verdasco shockingly reversing his 13-match losing streak to Rafael Nadal, the 2012 tour stop in the Spanish capital has made about as much news as any single week on the calendar can handle...maybe more.  With so many other goings-on, the buzz-worthy performance by American Varvara Lepchenko has flown under the radar.  First, Lepchenko won two matches to qualify for the main draw.  Then she worked her way past 2010 Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone, as well as Shahar Pe'er and Anabel Medina Garrigues to book only her second WTA tour level quarterfinal at the $5.2MM combined event in Madrid.  With wins like those Lepchenko won't be under the radar much longer.


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One To Watch - Timea Babos

Name: Timea Babos
Hometown: Sopron, Hungary
Age: 18
Current World Rank: #68
Tour Level Titles: 1
Signature Win: def. (2) Sara Errani (ITA) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4 Semifinal, Whirlpool Abierto Monaco 2012

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One To Watch - Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino

One To Watch is a series in which Blacklabel Tennis introduces fans to some of the newer and lesser known players with significant potential, today's One To Watch is Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino

Name: Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino
Hometown: San Sebastian, Spain
Age: 19
Current World Rank: #105
Tour Level Titles: 1
Signature Win: def. Alexandra Panova (RUS) 6-2, 7-5 Final, Bogota, XX Copa BBVA Colsanitas

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