A quick summary of historic PoM winners (including ties) 

6 titles - Fran Jones

4 titles - Cam Norrie, Dan Evans, Emma Raducanu

3 titles - Sonay Kartal, Hannah Klugman

2 titles - Katie Swan, Billy Harris, Joe Salisbury, Katie Boulter

Ella takes her first; Fran, though, really is the tear away champion of player of the month and, it should be said, has had quite a few months of injury through the 4 1/2 years weve been running it as well. 

Kudos. 

Updated roll of honour -

Fran takes her 6th PoM title and Ella her first title 

2020

Winner
Jan Joe Salisbury
Feb Heather Watson
Mar Sam Murray-Sharan
Apr no play - Covid
May no play - Covid
Jun/Jul Arthur Fery
Aug Jo Konta
Sep Fran Jones
Oct Fran Jones (2)
Nov/Dec Hep Oluwadare

2020 Player of Season Joe Salisbury

2021
Winner
Jan Fran Jones (3)
Feb Dan Evans
Mar Neal Skupski
Apr Dan Evans (2)
May Cam Norrie / Hannah Klugman (tie)
Jun Katie Swan
Jul Emma Raducanu
Aug Emma Raducanu (2)
Sep Emma Raducanu (3)
Oct Cam Norrie (2)
Nov/Dec Beth Grey/Billy Harris/Sonay Kartal (tie)

2021 Player of Season Emma Raducanu

2022 Winner

Jan Hannah Klugman (2)
Feb Sonay Kartal (2)
Mar Harriet Dart
Apr Jay Clarke
May Sonay Kartal (3)
Jun Ryan Peniston
Jul Cam Norrie (3)
Aug Alicia Barnett/Olivia Nicholls
Sep Katie Swan (2)
Oct Emily Appleton
Nov Henry Patten/Julian Cash

2022 Player of Season Jack Draper

2023 Winner

Dec/Jan Andy Murray
Feb Cam Norrie (4)
Mar Jodie Burrage
Apr Fran Jones (4)
May George Loffhagen
Jun Katie Boulter
Jul Henry Searle
Aug Dan Evans (3)
Sep Dan Evans (4)
Oct Billy Harris (2)
Nov Joe Salisbury (2)

2023 Player of the Season Joe Salisbury (2nd PoS title)

2024 Winner

Dec 23 Hannah Klugman (3)

Jan Kyle Edmund 

Feb Katie Boulter (2)

Mar Fran Jones (5) / Lily Miyazaki 

Apr Emma Raducanu (4) / Mika Stojsavljevic

May Ella McDonald / Fran Jones (6)

 

 

  

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The women are dominating this season for sure. Im not clear yet whether it reflects the fact more people on the board follow the womens game than the mens, my instinct is that is a large part of it. It may reflect the women generally doing better as well, possibly also true for this season.

Ive wondered about the value of maybe splitting men and women in future seasons; but then you get splitting singles and doubles, or senior and junior players, and that would make it all very messy and make it hard work for the organiser.

The ethos of this Pom process was to put all players in together and, certainly whilst I am running it, we will keep it that way.

Which takes me to my monthly request. I am looking to only run this Pom and player of the season process through the end of this year and the POS vote which will be in January. So 7 months more of Pom votes and a Pos vote to go.

But I would hate to see it die at that point and so am still looking for someone before the end of the year to volunteer to take it on. Contact me privately if you wish- and no commitment needed, maybe just an expression of interest at this stage? Lets see who comes forward, maybe we can have a vote to choose a new Pom meister!

Seriously, it would be great if someone can take it on in 7 months time or so, let me know if that might be you?

Remember, with it being a grand slam event this fortnight, any player winning a slam or Olympic/Paralympic title will get an automatic entry to player of the season.

We have 14 players already in player of the season at around halfway through the counting season. Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne won doubles titles in mens wheelchar and quad wheelchair events at the AO and secured their berths.

We still have interest in all three senior doubles disciplines in the FO, all 4 junior events are yet to start and all 6 wheelchair events - despite the singles washout, still plenty to cheer about and look forwards to in the FO.

Down the line, Wimbledon, Olympics and Paralympics, and the US Open (sans wheelchair events) will provide further opportunities for our British players to achieve a title that gets them the golden ticket!

And here is the 2024 calendar for player of the month/season for the rest of the year: each month is 4 or 5 weeks.

June 2024 - Sunday 30th June (ie end of week 26, just before Wimbledon) - 5 week period; includes French Open and grass lead in events

July 2024 - Sunday 28th July (ie end of week 30, as Paris Olympics tennis begins) - 4 week period; includes Wimbledon

August 2024 - Sunday 25th August (ie end of week 34, as the US Open begins) - 4 week period; includes Paris Olympics

September 2024 - Sunday 29th September (ie end of week 39) - 5 week period; includes US Open, Davis Cup Finals Group stage 

October 2024 - Sunday 3rd November (ie end of week 44, end of Paris Indoor) - 5 week period includes ATP 1000 Paris and Shanghai, WTA 1000 Beijing and Wuhan 

November 2024 - Sunday 1st December (ie of week 48) - 4 week period; includes Davis Cup finals week, BJK Cup finals week, ATP Tour Finals, WTA Tour Finals,   

December 2024 - Sunday 29th December (ie end of week 52) - 4 week period; includes Next Gen Finals 

Player of the Season votes will then run:

Wild Card Vote - Thursday 2nd January to Friday 3rd January

PoS Round One - Saturday 4th January to Sunday 5th January

PoS Semifinals - Monday 6th January to Tuesday 7th January

PoS Final - Wednesday 8th January to Thursday 9th January

The 2025 AO then begins a week or so later.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 18th of June 2024 02:53:23 PM

A quick summary of historic PoM winners (including ties) 

6 titles - Fran Jones

4 titles - Cam Norrie, Dan Evans, Emma Raducanu

3 titles - Sonay Kartal, Hannah Klugman, Billy Harris

2 titles - Katie Swan, Joe Salisbury, Katie Boulter

 

 

 

 And an update on the PoM voting over the years

Average Votes Change
2020 25.0
2021 28.0 12%
2022 36.2 29.17%
2023 40.2 11.06%

2024 47.0 17.01% 

41 votes this month compares to 42 last month; I had hoped we would get more but it is close enough! The year on year increase is still solid (we had 38 votes last June PoM) and we are still averaging high 40's